Sika Corporation - the group that provided concrete and sealing products for the 2010 renovation - was approached in March. They said the project was "unfeasible." The administration went ahead anyway. One of the firms they hired is named Greenwater Services. Warzel has documented the 13-step anatomy of a Trump fiasco. The Reflecting Pool has completed steps 1 through 10 with remarkable fidelity: devise unnecessary spectacle, disregard expertise, bypass normal procedures, declare victory too early by AI-generated shirtless swimming post, spend $14 million over the initial estimate, ignore the haters with a poster board reading "Our Pool is Bigger than Skyscrapers," realize it is not going well when algae blooms, bypass normal procedures again with a second no-bid contract, allege conspiracy and sabotage, and redeclare victory while the pool sits cordoned by fences and guarded by the National Guard. Three steps remain: more blaming, losing interest, and the foundation upon which every Trump debacle is built - pretend it never happened and move on to the next thing. The pool is currently "crystal clear and reflecting perfectly," per the Interior Department spokesperson. The pool is currently green and surrounded by the National Guard.