Midterms: Trump uses final appeal to talk about troubled Reflecting Pool
In his final major speech before midterm elections in which polls but the Democrats well ahead of the Republican Party, Donald Trump on Monday spent more than 20 minutes discussing pipes, joints and caulking as he touted his troubled renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington.
Key points
- Trump seemed to acknowledge that Democrats had an advantage heading into Election Day.
To many critics, the renovations have become a symbol of government incompetence and misplaced priorities after delays caused by peeling paint and algae growth that turned the pool’s waters green.
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