"Our Pool Is Bigger Than Skyscrapers": Trump Boasts About Lincoln Reflecting Pool
Shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday, reporters were suddenly summoned to the Oval Office. The reason was ostensibly to watch the president sign executive orders. But Trump kicked off the event by talking up the reflecting pool outside the Lincoln Memorial, which he announced earlier would get its final coat of protection today. “It’ll last for 50 to 100 years before you have to do anything, very strong, powerful substance that we used,” Trump told reporters. At one point, he held up a poster that said: “Our Pool is Bigger than Skyscrapers.” After that opener, Trump moved to the topic at hand: a customs-related executive order.
