Trump jokes about renaming Reflecting Pool after himself
Trump said the remark was a joke and accused critics of omitting his follow-up, as about 60 reporters attended the closed event.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump joked during a campaign speech that he would rename the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool the "Trump Reflecting Pool," calling the renovations "better and more beautiful than it's ever been before."
- This quip follows the administration's established pattern of geographic renaming, including changing Lake Ontario to Lake America in August and restoring Fort Liberty's former name to Fort Bragg.
- Beyond symbolic jokes, the administration is currently engaged in a legal battle to rename the Kennedy Center as part of broader efforts to alter branding of federal cultural institutions.
- Trump claimed, "We'll announce that some time tomorrow," adding that Secretary Doug Burgum will "have a lot of fun" in announcing the Reflecting Pool renaming.
- The White House billed the speech as the president's "closing argument" to voters heading to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as his party seeks narrow majorities in the House and Senate.
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'He's a fraud': Furious Trump unleashes Election Day attack after Dem's jab
President Donald Trump lashed out at Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) on Election Day, insisting he was only joking about renaming the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after himself following the Democratic lawmaker’s criticism. “Lightweight Congressman Ted Lieu, one of the least respected in Washington, D.C., ...
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