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Trump Signals He’ll Give Closing Election Pitch at the Reflecting Pool, a Revamp Plagued by Problems

Trump will use the closing rally to defend his costly Reflecting Pool project as repairs run more than 10 times his early estimate, officials said.

  • On Sunday, President Donald Trump signaled he will hold his closing midterm election speech at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, suggesting the site will "show how beautiful it is."
  • The Reflecting Pool restoration, initially budgeted at about $1.5 million, ballooned to more than 10 times the estimate, finishing three months late with algae blooms and a peeling "American-flag blue" liner.
  • Citing "shoddy workmanship," U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro rejected Trump's claims that the pool "was vandalized badly," prompting Trump to fume that she "choked."
  • This Washington event marks a departure from Trump's strategy of staging more than 25 rallies in conservative areas, a shift as polls predict strong election results for Democrats due to high energy prices and living costs.
  • Trump confirmed his Sunday evening rally in Kansas is his "last stop," maintaining that overseeing construction projects like the Reflecting Pool helps him relax during the final campaign stretch.
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Trump signals he’ll give closing election pitch at the Reflecting Pool, a revamp plagued by problems

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signaled Sunday that he'll make his closing pitch of the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, pushing his slow, expensive and problem-plagued efforts to repair it back into the spotlight as...

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Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer broke the news on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
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