Trump makes a splash with Oval Office reflecting pool chart
Donald Trump,in an unscheduled Oval Office appearance after a week without public outings,highlighted a new chart comparing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s dimensions to major American landmarks. He said the pool’s width is nearly 200 feet, noting it would take about two or three of the tallest buildings’ width to match the pool if laid on its side. Trump also discussed that the reflecting pool has been receiving its final coat of paint and is expected to reopen to visitors after a $6.9 million renovation,joking that it “won’t leak.”
President Donald Trump surprised reporters with a new chart in the Oval Office on Wednesday comparing one of his D.C. renovation projects to other notable American landmarks.
The president’s comments came during an unscheduled executive order signing ceremony, his first public appearance in a week, amid heightened tensions regarding ceasefire negotiations with Iran.
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Shortly into the event, Trump touted a chart on his left side showing the length of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool compared to some of the “tallest buildings in the world,” including the Empire State Building, One World Trade Center, and Sears Tower.
“If you lay it on its side, you take two or three of them to fill it in. The width is almost 200 feet wide,” the president said. “It’s going to be really special.”
Earlier in the day, the president announced that the reflecting pool was receiving its final coat of paint before eventually being refilled and reopened to foot traffic following the $6.9 million renovation.
“I’m very proud of it. Maybe I shouldn’t say that before it opens,” he joked Wednesday evening in the Oval Office. “Maybe it’ll open, and it’ll leak like a sieve, but it’s not going to do. I’m very good at building things and constructing things, so I hope you go take a look at it.”
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You can watch Trump’s comments in full below.
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