Trump Ends Midterm Push at Reflecting Pool Renovation Site
Trump used the speech to tout Washington renovations and claim 83 statues and fountains have been repaired as he made a last-minute appeal to Republicans.
- On November 2, President Donald Trump delivered his final midterm campaign speech at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, joking about renaming the iconic landmark the 'Trump Reflecting Pool' before adding, 'Now, I'm only kidding.'
- A $15 million renovation of the Reflecting Pool has been plagued by delays, peeling liners, and algae, transforming the site into a symbol of the administration's chaotic management at a critical campaign moment.
- Trump spent nearly 30 minutes discussing the Reflecting Pool's granite stones and renovation details before finally addressing the midterms to a sparse crowd of about 60 seated supporters.
- Conservative commentator Bill Kristol posted that 'Scriptwriters outdoing themselves with a 2026 election finale culminating in Trump as Narcissus speaking at the Reflecting Pool,' while Semafor's Dave Weigel warned Republicans given anonymity dislike this closing message.
- As Democrats remain poised to seize the House and potentially the Senate, the speech served as Trump's final attempt to rally GOP voters before Tuesday's election, when a record 54 million people have already cast ballots.
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Donald Trump spoke at an algae-infested reflecting pool.
Former MAGA darling rips Trump’s closing midterm message: ‘I was very disappointed’
President Donald Trump lost sight of the “real things” affecting Americans when he chose to focus his closing midterm message on his renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to one of his former top supporters.
Donald Trump devoted his last appearance before the midterm elections to talking about renovation projects in Washington – for over 20 minutes. A speech that may now be remembered as “one of the most bizarre ever,” according to the USA correspondent ...
At the Washington meeting he spoke for a long time about the architectural projects of the capital and very little about the electoral appointment. In the queue the shot: "Vote and do not allow the jihadists and democratic communists to win." He will follow the strip from the East Room of the White House, away from the cameras
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