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Trump's final midterms pitch: Look at my pool

With Republicans facing a potential wipeout, Trump spent his final campaign event talking about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool instead.

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Nov 2, 2026

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Trump's final midterms pitch: Look at my pool

With Republicans facing a potential wipeout, Trump spent his final campaign event talking about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool instead.

In brief

With Republicans facing a potential wipeout, Trump spent his final campaign event talking about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool instead. Days before the midterms, Trump held a press conference focused on DC construction projects rather than campaigning for Republicans facing electoral losses. Originally reported…

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“For some reason, the sitting president doesn't win the midterms, but we gave this a very strong shot.”

The main idea

Days before the midterms, Trump held a press conference focused on DC construction projects rather than campaigning for Republicans facing electoral losses.

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