# 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.
- Title: Trump's final midterms pitch: Look at my pool · Vox | Shortify
- Summary: With Republicans facing a potential wipeout, Trump spent his final campaign event talking about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool instead. Days before the…
- Keywords: donald trump, midterm elections 2026, lincoln memorial reflecting pool, doug burgum, republicans, campaign, news, culture, Trump's, final, midterms, pitch
- Source: Vox — https://vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/508686/trump-midterms-reflecting-pool-washington-dc-renovations
- Author: Cameron Peters
- Published: 2026-11-02T23:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: donald trump, midterm elections 2026, lincoln memorial reflecting pool, doug burgum, republicans, campaign, news, culture
## Republicans face electoral disaster
Polls suggest Republicans are a day away from a catastrophically bad midterms result, potentially losing control of both chambers of Congress.
## Trump talks pool instead
On Monday, President Donald Trump made his final midterms pitch in a nearly hour-long press conference with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, focusing heavily on the newly reopened Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and other DC construction…
## Trump's strange campaign season
Trump's campaign has been heavy on disjointed rambling and musings about various topics. He has urged Americans to vote in the midterms as if he were on the ballot, though polling suggests he may be…
## Trump acknowledges bleak outlook
Trump briefly acknowledged on Monday that things are looking bleak for his party, saying: "For some reason, the sitting president doesn't win the midterms, but we gave this a very strong shot."

> For some reason, the sitting president doesn't win the midterms, but we gave this a very strong shot.
## Key takeaway

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