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Rowe, R. (2026, November 2). WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers final midterm message at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4788146/watch-live-trump-reflecting-pool-midterm-message/
Rowe, Rena. “WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers final midterm message at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.” Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4788146/watch-live-trump-reflecting-pool-midterm-message/.
Rowe, Rena. “WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers final midterm message at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.” Washington Examiner, November 2, 2026. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4788146/watch-live-trump-reflecting-pool-midterm-message/.
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President Donald Trump held his final campaign event before the 2026 midterms at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., on November 2, 2026. Despite plans for it to be a political rally, Trump spent nearly half of his speech discussing the renovation project's completion and its cost, which has been criticized as excessive. The event drew only about 60 people, marking a stark contrast with previous large rallies. Trump also joked about renaming the Reflecting Pool after himself but later clarified it was a joke. This closing pitch comes as Republicans are defending their control of Congress against competitive races in traditionally Republican states like Florida, Iowa, and Kansas.