{"id":2610323,"date":"2026-06-03T18:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-makes-a-splash-with-oval-office-reflecting-pool-chart\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T18:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:22:13","slug":"trump-makes-a-splash-with-oval-office-reflecting-pool-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-makes-a-splash-with-oval-office-reflecting-pool-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump makes a splash with Oval Office reflecting pool chart"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-makes-a-splash-with-oval-office-reflecting-pool-chart%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2610323&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Donald Trump,in an unscheduled Oval Office appearance after a week without public outings,highlighted a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teases-monday-press-conference-that-will-stop-violent-crime-in-dc-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... teases Monday press conference that will \u2018stop violent crime\u2019 in DC - Washington Examiner\">chart comparing<\/a> the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool\u2019s dimensions to major American landmarks. He said the pool\u2019s width is nearly 200 feet, noting it would take about two or three of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tallest buildings\u2019 width<\/a> to match the pool if laid on its side. Trump also discussed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-faces-backlash-after-posting-twerk-video-celebrating-mlk\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Faces Backlash After Posting Twerk Video Celebrating MLK\">reflecting pool<\/a> has been receiving its final coat of paint and is expected to reopen to visitors after a $6.9 million renovation,joking that it \u201cwon\u2019t leak.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4591817\/some-insiders-want-trump-to-go-public-netanyahu-beef\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> surprised reporters with a new chart in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oval-office\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2357\">Oval Office<\/a> on Wednesday comparing one of his D.C. renovation projects to other notable American landmarks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president\u2019s comments came during an unscheduled executive order signing ceremony, his first public appearance in a week, amid heightened tensions regarding ceasefire negotiations with Iran.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4594088\/trump-makes-splash-oval-office-chart-reflecting-pool-skyscrapers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump makes a splash with Oval Office chart comparing reflecting pool to skyscrapers<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4591040\/alexandria-dedicate-memorial-potomac-plane-crash\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Alexandria dedicates memorial for 67 people killed in Potomac plane crash<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4590157\/dot-subpoena-new-york-i95-crash-investigation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOT subpoenas New York for allegedly obstructing inquiry into deadly I-95 crash<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortly into the event, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4592163\/bill-pulte-attack-dog-charm-offensive-trump\/\">Trump<\/a> touted a chart on his left side showing the length of the Lincoln Memorial <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4583796\/trump-dumpsters-garbage-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool\/\">Reflecting Pool<\/a> compared to some of the \u201ctallest buildings in the world,\u201d including the Empire State Building, One World Trade Center, and Sears Tower.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you lay it on its side, you take two or three of them to fill it in. The width is almost 200 feet wide,\u201d the president said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be really special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m very proud of it. Maybe I shouldn\u2019t say that before it opens,\u201d he joked Wednesday evening in the Oval Office. \u201cMaybe it\u2019ll open, and it\u2019ll leak like a sieve, but it\u2019s not going to do. I\u2019m very good at building things and constructing things, so I hope you go take a look at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4591817\/some-insiders-want-trump-to-go-public-netanyahu-beef\/\"><strong>SOME INSIDERS WANT TRUMP TO GO \u2018PUBLIC\u2019 WITH NETANYAHU BEEF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can watch Trump\u2019s comments in full below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"4EUzlV7-Dew\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Signs Executive Orders, Jun. 3, 2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4EUzlV7-Dew?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump unveiled an Oval Office chart comparing his D.C. renovation to U.S. landmarks during an executive order signing, amid Iran ceasefire tensions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3007,"featured_media":2610324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26154769930275.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32319,35056,32603,80793,78950],"class_list":["post-2610323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-donald-trump","tag-oval-office","tag-political-news","tag-presidential-chart","tag-reflecting-pool"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26154769930275.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3007"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610323"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610327,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610323\/revisions\/2610327"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}