Watch · November 2, 2026
On the eve of the midterms, President Trump gives his final scheduled remarks at the reopened Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, jokes about renaming it the Trump Reflecting Pool and calls the Democratic slate the most extreme in American history
- From the LeftCBS News: In his final scheduled remarks before Election Day, aside from telerallies, President Trump made the case that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is “now better and more beautiful than it’s ever before.” “We’re very proud of it. We went through a lot with vandalism,” the president said, and also reiterated claims that the Trump administration was unable to prove in courts about vandals with knives tearing up the reflecting pool.
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- CenterC-SPAN: President Trump gives remarks day before midterm election: "The Democrat Party has nominated the most extreme and dangerous slate of candidates in American history...there's never been anything like what we're seeing."
Grade: A (100/100). No problems found.
- From the RightNewsmax: TRUMP at Reflecting Pool: "Washington, D.C. went from one of the most unsafe places in this country to one of the safest cities in the country."
Grade: A (100/100). No problems found.
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