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underpants

(197,834 posts)
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 10:46 AM Jun 19

Meet John Cafaro - the No-bid Reflecting pool water purification vendor (you can't make this up)



Now, The New York Times has revealed that the firm tasked with installing the water-purification system to prevent algae bloom is owned by a long-time Trump supporter and two-time felon who pled guilty to bribing a congressman and violating campaign finance laws.

Federal contracting records show the National Park Service bypassed the government’s usual competitive-bidding process and awarded a $1.7 million no-bid contract to the Ohio-based firm Greenwater Services, the Times reported.

The company is owned by J.J. Cafaro Investment Trust led by John J. Cafaro, a Trump donor who owns a Palm Beach mansion near the president’s private Mar-a-Lago club.

Trump has described Cafaro as a “fantastic man,” the Times reported, despite his multiple run-ins with the law.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-reflecting-pool-fiasco-gets-even-more-embarrassing-with-john-cafaro-contract-revelation/

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Meet John Cafaro - the No-bid Reflecting pool water purification vendor (you can't make this up) (Original Post) underpants Jun 19 OP
Why is he being played by Nathan Lane? lame54 Jun 19 #1
Why he look like Evil Gomez Addams? Prairie Gates Jun 19 #2
😂😂😂 underpants Jun 19 #3
An extra on Sopranos? Sneederbunk Jun 19 #4
How could someone with a history of illegal money transfers have obtained a no-bid government contract? struggle4progress Jun 19 #5
The guy looks like a cheep mafia stooge from some B movie. patphil Jun 19 #6
underpants Jun 19 #7
OMG - he's like a guy who failed to get the part of mobster in a D movie. Vinca Jun 19 #8
Laugh or cry HappyH Jun 19 #9
Herb Tarlek, v 2.0 Torchlight Jun 19 #10
😂 BTW - there actually is a WKRP in Cincinnati now underpants Jun 19 #11
"Greenwater Services"? milestogo Jun 19 #12
Yeah....that. underpants Jun 19 #13
Wait. That's a real person? mcar Jun 19 #14

struggle4progress

(127,213 posts)
5. How could someone with a history of illegal money transfers have obtained a no-bid government contract?
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 11:17 AM
Jun 19

I'm really trying hard to imagine how that could have happened. Hmmm ...

patphil

(9,343 posts)
6. The guy looks like a cheep mafia stooge from some B movie.
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 11:18 AM
Jun 19

And his company's name is Greenwater Services. Well, he got the green water part right.

Vinca

(54,549 posts)
8. OMG - he's like a guy who failed to get the part of mobster in a D movie.
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 11:22 AM
Jun 19
Why am I laughing? It's our money down the drain (literally).

HappyH

(288 posts)
9. Laugh or cry
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 11:26 AM
Jun 19

You are better off if you can laugh about it. Added bonus - fascists hate to be laughed at.

Torchlight

(7,239 posts)
10. Herb Tarlek, v 2.0
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 11:30 AM
Jun 19

"Six kinds of meats, seven kinds of cheeses, and little tiny olives placed in the shape of the station call letters. Unlimited champagne, not too expensive. A bartender, and, for class, a coat-check girl in a very short skirt. Come on, tell the truth, is that the perfect party, or what?"

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