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The Trump administration is spending $5 million to apply a thick layer of gold to four bronze horse statues surrounding the Lincoln Memorial, ahead of America\u2019s 250th anniversary on July Fourth.<\/p>\n

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The horse statues are part of a broader beautification effort by the Interior Department, which has spent at least $95 million in taxpayer funds between December and April to spruce up the nation\u2019s capital, according to a Notus report.<\/p>\n

The National Park Service awarded the contract to a Maryland gilding studio without a full competitive bidding process because of the pressure to complete the project before the July Fourth deadline.<\/p>\n

A former official with the General Services Administration, the government\u2019s landlord and acquisitions agency, said increasing spending for the anniversary would be reasonable, but the absence of normal oversight is not.<\/p>\n

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Many of the awarded contracts lacked full and open competition, and several projects cost more than originally planned.<\/p>\n

A New York gold-leaf supplier told Notus that other qualified companies were never contacted for the horse statue project either. The horses are being covered in 23.75-karat gold leaf.<\/p>\n

Experts have expressed concern that rushing the process won\u2019t resolve the long-standing structural and corrosion problems the horses have had since their installation in 1951.<\/p>\n

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