Wasn't the guy in charge for the reflecting pool makeover Trump's neighbour in Florida, a Republican donor who had been convicted of trying to bribe a local politician?
Correct.
There is something deeply ironic about a man who entered politics promising to "drain the swamp" engaging an out-of-bid contractor friend who then renders an iconic national site swampy green.
Yeah...
Occams' Razor says this is plain old chemistry, not some dumb-arse conspiracy theory to lift the blue paint up and turn the water green. Anyway, aren't those monuments all guarded and subject to video surveillance?
That's the MAGA cult for you. Whenever they are asked for basic evidence for their wild, paranoid claims it always go back to "trust me bro!"