Source: Fox News
Summary
President Donald Trump announced that he and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum are working to clean up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, blaming the Biden administration for neglecting the landmark. Trump claimed that the Biden administration was supposed to do the work, but didn’t know what “CLEAN” or proper maintenance meant. Burgum confirmed the project on social media, saying that the Trump administration knows how to get things done. The National Parks Service had previously posted a video showing the pool being cleaned in 2022.
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Once again, the discussion returns to a familiar question.
President Trump announces a new project to clean up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, blaming the Biden administration for neglect. He teams up with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who confirms the project on social media. The National Parks Service had already cleaned the pool in 2022. Trump’s announcement comes as a federal judge halts construction of his White House ballroom project. The Reflecting Pool becomes a symbol of Trump’s efforts to “Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful.”
The cleaning of the Reflecting Pool is a recurring task, done once a year. Trump’s involvement reframes it as a political performance.
Author: Evan Null
