Showing Original Post only (View all)
WATCH: Trump announces project to build 'Trump promenade' at Lincoln Memorial - PBS NewsHour [View all]
Donald Trump derailed a White House event about clean coal to go on a rant about his beautification efforts in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, marking yet another moment where those efforts have distracted the president from more serious policy discussions.
A Thursday afternoon event billed as an announcement about a new investment in U.S. coal plants began with Trump immediately launching into a spiel for the assembled White House press about his efforts to overhaul the Lincoln Memorial, complete with a video showing water flowing into the newly-repainted Reflection Pool. Trump then shifted to his future plans: An idea for a promenade to extend down the other side of the building to the Potomac River.
Were doing something that just came up, we have a little breaking news here, Trump teased. Were going to be doing a promenade at the Lincoln Memorial. They want to call it the Trump promenade. - 06/05/2026.
https://pmatep5f7b.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ProdStage