Trump May Come to Regret His Rush Job on the Arch and Ballroom
The Atlantic · Janay Kingsberry ·
Democrats want to cut off funding for the president’s building projects—or tear them down later.
Democrats want to cut off funding for the president’s building projects—or tear them down later.
When Donald Trump gathered news crews and administration officials at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool earlier this week, it was obvious that he wanted to offer a strong closing pitch ahead of Election Day. But that message, which involved a long digression about the pool’s pipes, fit a pattern that has come to define his second term. While everyone else talks about the Iran war and the cost of groceries, Trump remains focused on what he knows best: real estate.
That didn’t change following Tuesday’s Republican wipeout. Yesterday, he gave reporters a tour of the White House ballroom site, talking up a “special vein” in the marble and waving off questions about the election.
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