{"id":107,"date":"2026-05-19T21:07:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=107"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:07:54","slug":"trump-golf-club-manager-with-no-engineering-skills-advised-on-reflecting-pool-repairs-nyt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=107","title":{"rendered":"Trump golf club manager with no engineering skills advised on Reflecting Pool repairs: NYT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Trump brought on the manager of his New Jersey golf club to advise on a major Lincoln Memorial project despite having no engineering background, according to reporting by The New York Times. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=105\">\u2018People can\u2019t find him\u2019: Kash Patel put on notice as lawmaker decries MIA FBI chief<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Schutzenhofer has run the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster for 20 years, and he&#8217;s been playing a &#8220;major role&#8221; in the Reflecting Pool renovations, The New York Times reported. He&#8217;s &#8220;a private citizen with no known training for engineering or architecture,&#8221; the newspaper added. <\/p>\n<p>He was key in recruiting Greenwater Services to take on a $1.7 million no-bid contract to put a permanent purification system in the landmark, the Times reported<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Trump previously took credit for picking one of the contractors repairing the Reflecting Pool, saying the company had worked on the swimming pool at his golf club in Sterling, Va.,&#8221; according to the report. &#8220;The president later reversed himself, saying he did not know the firm.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=103\">Ted Cruz snaps as Dem invokes\u00a0 famous 2013 clash: \u2018You\u2019re not Dianne Feinstein\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Times also noted that if Schutzenhofer had been a government employee, &#8220;he would have been required to take ethics training and pledge to avoid conflicts of interest.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Schutzenhofer declined to comment, and the Interior Department didn&#8217;t go into detail about  &#8220;Mr. Schutzenhofer&#8217;s involvement in the project.&#8221; However, an Interior Department spokesperson defended his involvement. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Schutzenhofer is unpaid and is volunteering his time to offer suggestions on this project because he is an American patriot,&#8221; Interior Department spokesperson Katie Martin told the Times. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=101\">\u2018Don\u2019t chop up your bills\u2019: House GOP torpedoes Senate DHS deal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump brought on the manager of his New Jersey golf club to advise on a major Lincoln Memorial project despite having no engineering background, according to reporting by The New York Times. 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