President Donald Trump is set to deliver his “closing argument” to midterm voters at the iconic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. - a site dogged by the administration’s botched repair job.
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Trump → set → job
The monument has been largely sealed off to the public after a $14 million renovation caused the pool’s “American flag blue” coat to peel.
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coat → seal → public
Pieces of the blue coating were seen floating in the water, while algae blooms turned the pool an unsightly green in the summer.
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blooms → see → summer
Trump has chosen to speak at the site for his final pitch so that he can also tout his efforts to renovate landmarks across the nation’s capital, a White House official told Axios.
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official → choose → Axios
The president is due to hold nine telerallies in addition to the 2 p.m. speech in D.C. in a final sprint to the finish on Election Eve.
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president → hold → Eve
Elsewhere, in Michigan, the Senate race has been dominated by Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens’ stunning endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
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race → dominate → Sayed
Stevens has been accused of an enormous “betrayal” after she endorsed Rogers at a church service in Detroit Sunday.
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she → accuse → Detroit
Over 50 million Americans have already voted in this year’s midterms, outpacing 2022’s early turnout rate.
Trump claims Reflecting Pool 'hasn't worked ever'
Trump has complained about the drama surrounding the Reflecting Pool renovation on the campaign trail - even standing by his claim that vandals destroyed it, despite federal prosecutors telling a court a botched installation of the lining was responsible.
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installation → vote → lining
“Even the Reflecting Pool, you hear the fake news.
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you → hear → news
It was built in 1922, and it hasn’t worked ever,” Trump claimed at a campaign event in Perry, Georgia, last week.
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Trump → build → Perry
“It’s the longest swimming pool in history.
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It → ’ → history
It goes all the way from Lincoln to George Washington, covers the whole territory and it always leaked.”
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it → go → territory
“And we had tremendous vandalism.
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we → have → vandalism
And we had it pretty well, but we’re gonna undo it anyway because we had to the pipes.
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we → have → pipes
We wanted to get it done for July 4 temporarily.”
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it → want → July
You’ll have to tune in at 2 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. GMT to find out if he brings it up again.
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he → have → it
It’s Election Eve and President Donald Trump’s schedule is packed with nine telerallies and an in-person speech at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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schedule → ’ → Pool
Trump is due to deliver his final pitch to voters at the iconic Washington, D.C. site at 2 p.m. ET.
The Reflecting Pool has been chosen because the president plans to address his efforts to renovate landmarks across the nation’s capital, a White House official told Axios.
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official → deliver → Axios
It has been the scene of controversy this year after a $14 million botched repair job resulted in the “American flag blue” coating to peel off the bottom of the pool.
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job → botch → pool
Algae blooms also turned the water green.
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blooms → turn → water
Trump made baseless claims of vandalism that didn’t hold up in court.
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The pool has been largely sealed off from the public this year.
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pool → seal → public
Concern mounting for Haley Stevens after GOP endorsement
Haley Stevens gave a disastrous interview to Anderson Cooper on CNN Sunday night in which she struggled to explain her sudden decision to walk away from Abdul El-Sayed.
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she → mount → Sayed
Her performance has sparked concern among fellow Democrats, with Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell describing it as “one of the most painful interviews I’ve ever watched.”
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I → spark → interviews
Joe Sommerlad has the details.
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Sommerlad → have → details
Crowd chants ‘AOC for president!’ at New York rally
The progressive Democrat brushed aside the call for her to run for the White House in two years’ time in order to focus on the business at hand.
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her → chant → hand
‘Mr Veto’: Trump maps a path to govern without Congress if Republicans lose control
The president appears to be already resigned to the prospect of Democrats seizing control on Capitol Hill this week and looking ahead to blocking their legislation whenever he can.
Here’s more.
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more → map → legislation
Trump melts down at another reporter at Mar-a-Lago Halloween party
In case you missed it over the weekend, he’s the president once more lashing out at a journalist, this time for asking about the Iran war.
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he → melt → war
Brendan Rascius reports.
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Rascius → report → ?
Watch: Haley Stevens posts endorsement video for Mike Rogers
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Stevens → watch → Rogers
Here’s the Democrat’s original post explaining her controversial decision…
…and here’s some more Democratic reaction to her “sad, desperate attempt to be relevant” after losing her primary this summer.
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reaction → ’ → primary
Stevens gives ‘trainwreck’ interview to Anderson Cooper
The turncoat Democrat attempted to explain herself on CNN last night.
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Democrat → give → CNN
It did not go well.
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It → go → ?
Top story: Democrats rocked by ‘despicable betrayal’ on eve of midterms vote
Senior Democrats rounded on Rep. Haley Stevens Sunday after the defeated Michigan primary candidate broke with her party to endorse Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers on the eve of the midterms.
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Stevens announced her endorsement in a video over the weekend, withdrawing her support for Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee and her former rival, after a falling-out over Israel.
“As you may have seen, our Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Abdul, said I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away, and he's right,” Stevens said.
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Stevens → announce → campaign
“And that’s why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the U.S. Senate today.
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I → ’ → Senate
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer reacted with fury, writing on X: “This is a despicable betrayal from Rep. Stevens.
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This → react → Stevens
Senate Democrats are united in our support for Abdul El-Sayed, because we know he will fight for the economic interests of working families in Michigan, unlike Mike Rogers, who is a tool of Donald Trump and billionaire donors.
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who → unite → Trump
Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi was also angry, posting on the same platform: “Haley Stevens has chosen to dangerously betray Michigan families’ healthcare, freedoms and future with her horrific endorsement of Mike Rogers.
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Stevens → post → Rogers
Abdul El-Sayed must win – because Michigan and our country deserve better.”
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Michigan → win → better
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