Midterms: Trump uses final appeal to talk about troubled Reflecting Pool
France 24 · 11/3/2026, 6:29:12 PM Philippine time
Excerpt from France 24. Read the original report below for the complete story.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. 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.