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Trump Visits Lincoln Memorial to Inspect Ongoing Renovation of Reflecting Pool
President Donald Trump toured the emptied Reflecting Pool on Thursday with senior officials and an Oklahoma painting crew after ordering its resurfacing last month. He defended the project amid questions about priorities during the Iran war, citing prior conditions at the site. The visit included a motorcade drive through the pool and new details on its planned "American flag blue" finish.
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President Donald Trump visited the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday and drove the presidential motorcade through the empty Reflecting Pool that he recently ordered contractors to renovate. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin accompanied President Donald Trump to the Reflecting Pool.
" The president chatted with an Oklahoma-based painting crew working on the Reflecting Pool project.
President Donald Trump claimed the memorial had previously been "disgusting" and that truckloads of trash had been removed since the pool project began last month. " President Donald Trump had complained last month about the state of the Reflecting Pool.
When asked why he was focused on the ornamental project while gas prices soared because of the Iran war, President Donald Trump castigated ABC News reporter Rachel Scott.
President Donald Trump said "That’s not what our country is about. Our country is about beauty, cleanliness, safety, great people. Not a filthy capital. That’s such a stupid question that you asked.
President Donald Trump previously touted the project during a string of posts on Truth Social last month. " President Donald Trump has been floating the idea that he would redo the Reflecting Pool since last year.
The pool was previously renovated under the Obama administration and has been periodically drained for maintenance since the Obama-era renovation. The Independent reported that the sight of government limos cruising up the empty pool is part of the president’s goal to rapidly remake many of Washington’s most famous landmarks according to his tastes.
