General Discussion

... bubbles and small holes had appeared in one of the layers meant to waterproof the iconic pool. And uneven application of the tinted waterproofing left the pool mottled in varying shades of blue, the documents indicate.

The documents say both issues were being addressed, but they raise the possibility that the work may not be finished by the government’s deadline of May 22. ...

President Donald Trump said publicly that he had recommended the firm because of good work it did on the swimming pools at one of his golf clubs.

However, Trump did an about-face early Tuesday.

“I didn’t give out the contract, ‘Interior’ did, to a contractor I did not know, and have never used before,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform.
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