Manager at Trump’s N.J. Golf Club Helped Plan Reflecting Pool Repairs
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- David Schutzenhofer, general manager of President Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J., has offered suggestions for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation and helped recruit a contractor, despite having no known engineering or architectural training.
- Schutzenhofer advised the project voluntarily and without becoming a temporary government employee, which would have required ethics training and conflict-of-interest pledges, according to an Interior Department spokeswoman.
- The Interior Department described Schutzenhofer as an unpaid volunteer and a hospitality industry leader, emphasizing he did not directly manage any federal contracts related to the project.
- President Trump initially claimed credit for selecting a contractor involved in the Reflecting Pool repairs but later denied knowing the company.
- Neither Schutzenhofer nor the Trump Organization responded to requests for comment, and the White House credited Trump for the restoration efforts.