Iran War-weary Trump rambles on about sending his pool guy to redo historic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsIran War-weary Trump rambles on about sending his pool guy to redo historic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting PoolPresident launches into ten-minute rant about renovation of century-old water feature after posting Truth Social video about same subjectAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Thursday 23 April 2026 21:26 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963909","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-lincoln-memorial-pool-renovation-b2963909.html","title":"Trump rambles on about his pool guy redoing historic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool"}}CloseTrump says he got bigger crowd than MLK during rambling aside on DC's reflecting poolSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWas...