Trump To Deliver Final Midterm Pitch At Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times,

President Trump will deliver remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Nov. 2, a day before the midterms, according to a White House official.

The address is expected to serve as Trump's final campaign message, aiming to help Republicans retain control of Congress.

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was among the renovation projects Trump initiated this year. The pool reopened on June 9 but was closed after July 4th celebrations due to damage. It reopened again on Oct. 29.

"It's been finished. It was vandalized badly. We have cameras all over the place now for the vandals," Trump told reporters on Sunday.

"It looks beautiful - hasn't worked since 1922. It's always leaked terribly, and it works really well now," he said.

Originally constructed in the 1920s, the reflecting pool stretches nearly 2,030 feet between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. Over the years, the pool has faced problems such as leaks, cracks, algae growth, and pollution by trash and goose droppings.

In June, Trump told reporters that the project involved an extensive cleanup and restoration effort. As part of the restoration, crews applied an industrial-grade swimming pool coating, rep