Reflecting on the Trump Era

Reflecting on the Trump Era

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is blocked off to the public, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Washington.

Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation should have been an easy lift. But it quickly became a monument to failure.

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