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Trump to give final midterm pitch at closed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

President Donald Trump is making his closing pitch of the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the eve of Election Day.⁠[72, 95] Trump signaled the plan on Sunday, telling reporters as he deplaned from Air Force One for a rally in Iowa that speaking at the site would "show how..." the repair effort is going.⁠[72]

The National Park Service announced last month that the Reflecting Pool would remain closed to visitors until November 20 amid ongoing restoration work.⁠[50] Outlets described the repair effort as slow, expensive and problem-plagued.⁠[72, 95]

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Atlanta Black Star · Left · −2.03Mother Jones · Left · −1.71Vox · Left · −1.32Crooks and Liars · Left · −1.26Daily Kos · Leans left · −1.22Slate · Leans left · −1.18AlterNet · Leans left · −1.16PoliticusUSA · Leans left · −1.16New York Magazine · Leans left · −1.13The New Republic · Leans left · −1.09HuffPost · Leans left · −1.06Raw Story · Leans left · −0.94Talking Points Memo · Leans left · −0.78MS NOW · Leans left · −0.76The New York Times · Leans left · −0.70The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70The Daily Beast · Leans left · −0.64NBC News · Center · −0.49PBS NewsHour · Center · −0.48TIME · Center · −0.40The Bulwark · Center · −0.38Newsweek · Center · −0.30Fortune · Center · −0.25Foreign Policy · Center · −0.20ABC News · Center · −0.19CBS News · Center · −0.14Axios · Center · −0.05Mediaite · Center · +0.04Roll Call · Center · +0.04Yahoo News · Center · +0.07Bloomberg · Center · +0.08The Hill · Center · +0.10Forbes · Center · +0.19CNBC · Center · +0.40New York Post · Leans right · +0.64RealClearPolitics · Leans right · +0.87Reason · Leans right · +0.94PJ Media · Right · +1.26The Washington Times · Right · +1.27HotAir · Right · +1.27Washington Examiner · Right · +1.34WorldNetDaily · Right · +1.44Fox News · Right · +1.52Twitchy · Right · +1.58Blaze Media · Right · +1.71RedState · Right · +1.87Breitbart · Right · +2.03The Daily Wire · Right · +2.07The Daily Signal · Right · +2.20The Political Insider · Right · +2.65One America News Network · Right · +2.69Conservative Review · Right · +2.76
  • Left: Atlanta Black Star (−2.03), Mother Jones (−1.71), Vox (−1.32), Crooks and Liars (−1.26).
  • Leans left: Daily Kos (−1.22), Slate (−1.18), AlterNet (−1.16), PoliticusUSA (−1.16), New York Magazine (−1.13), The New Republic (−1.09), HuffPost (−1.06), Raw Story (−0.94), Talking Points Memo (−0.78), MS NOW (−0.76), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
  • Center: NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), TIME (−0.40), The Bulwark (−0.38), Newsweek (−0.30), Fortune (−0.25), Foreign Policy (−0.20), ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), Axios (−0.05), Mediaite (+0.04), Roll Call (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10), Forbes (+0.19), CNBC (+0.40).
  • Leans right: New York Post (+0.64), RealClearPolitics (+0.87), Reason (+0.94).
  • Right: PJ Media (+1.26), The Washington Times (+1.27), HotAir (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), WorldNetDaily (+1.44), Fox News (+1.52), Twitchy (+1.58), Blaze Media (+1.71), RedState (+1.87), Breitbart (+2.03), The Daily Wire (+2.07), The Daily Signal (+2.20), The Political Insider (+2.65), One America News Network (+2.69), Conservative Review (+2.76).

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Left

  1. 1 AlterNet · Leans left · Nov 1, 10:23 a.m. ETTrump's strategy just imploded as Bill Clinton’s ominous warning comes to life
  2. 2 AlterNet · Leans left · Nov 2, 3:12 p.m. ETEven conservatives are bashing 'out of touch' Trump’s bizarre closing speech
  3. 3 AlterNet · Leans left · Nov 2, 4:34 p.m. ETRepublican analyst calls it: Trump has 'doomed' the GOP
  4. 4 AlterNet · Leans left · Nov 2, 6:53 p.m. ETPsychiatrist: 'Trump Contagion Syndrome' is driving a national emergency
  5. 5 AlterNet · Leans left · Nov 2, 7:00 p.m. ETA surreal reality is forcing MAGA Americans to rethink everything
  6. 6 Atlanta Black Star · Left · Nov 2, 6:00 a.m. ETTrump Turns Final Midterm Rally Into a Trip Down Memory Lane, But His Remarks About Robert De Niro Leave Critics Asking One Question
  7. 7 Crooks and Liars · Left · Nov 2, 6:30 a.m. ETHow Will Trump Hide An Election Blowout?
  8. 8 Daily Kos · Leans left · Nov 1, 7:00 p.m. ETThe danger of counting on a blue tsunami
  9. 9 Daily Kos · Leans left · Nov 2, 3:00 p.m. ETTrump can’t pardon everyone who helped create this dumpster fire
  10. 10 HuffPost · Leans left · Nov 1, 4:45 p.m. ETTrump's Rallies In Iowa And Kansas Come As GOP Fights To Keep Senate And House Control
  11. 11 HuffPost · Leans left · Nov 2, 4:15 p.m. ETTrump Spends Most Of His Final Appearance Before Midterms Talking About… Construction
  12. 12 Mother Jones · Left · Nov 2, 6:48 p.m. ETOn the Eve of the Midterms Trump’s Closing Argument Is About Algae
  13. 13 MS NOW · Leans left · Nov 2, 3:47 p.m. ETAt the Reflecting Pool, Trump does a weird show-and-tell on election eve
  14. 14 MS NOW · Leans left · Nov 2, 6:21 p.m. ETOn the eve of the election, this is what the Senate battleground polling tells us
  15. 15 New York Magazine · Leans left · Nov 2, 1:42 p.m. ETFinal Midterms Polls Show Even Bigger Leads for Democrats
  16. 16 New York Magazine · Leans left · Nov 2, 5:04 p.m. ETTrump’s Closing Argument: Get a Load of the Reflecting Pool!
  17. 17 PoliticusUSA · Leans left · Nov 2, 12:51 p.m. ETRepublicans Are Already Blaming Trump For Losing Congress
  18. 18 PoliticusUSA · Leans left · Nov 2, 4:39 p.m. ETTrump Just Lost The Midterm Election For Republicans With Reflecting Pool Speech Disaster
  19. 19 Raw Story · Leans left · Nov 2, 9:50 a.m. ETTrump wows Dem strategist as last-minute plan threatens to torpedo any last hope for GOP
  20. 20 Raw Story · Leans left · Nov 2, 3:31 p.m. ET'Lying insanely': Trump stuns observers during his 'bad joke' Reflecting Pool speech
  21. 21 Raw Story · Leans left · Nov 2, 4:33 p.m. ET'Tells us so much': Surprise as Trump's 'remarkable' speech catches insiders off guard
  22. 22 Raw Story · Leans left · Nov 2, 6:42 p.m. ET'There it is!' CNN data guru eyes 'little nugget' that could decide the midterms
  23. 23 Raw Story · Leans left · Nov 2, 7:47 p.m. ETAnalyst floored as 'impressively disconnected' Trump fumbles midterm questions: 'Insane'
  24. 24 Slate · Leans left · Nov 2, 4:53 p.m. ETControl of Congress Is on the Line. Time for Trump to… Talk a Lot About Plumbing?
  25. 25 Talking Points Memo · Leans left · Nov 2, 5:46 p.m. ETPresident Trump’s Closing Midterm Message Was Mostly About Proper Pool Maintenance
  26. 26 The Daily Beast · Leans left · Nov 2, 8:57 a.m. ETRepublicans Secretly Knife Trump as Election Disaster Looms
  27. 27 The Daily Beast · Leans left · Nov 2, 12:35 p.m. ETTrump Ridiculed for Bonkers Last-Minute Election Stunt
  28. 28 The Daily Beast · Leans left · Nov 2, 3:54 p.m. ETTrump, 80, Goes on Insane Ramble as Republicans Fear Landslide
  29. 29 The Guardian · Leans left · Nov 2, 6:00 a.m. ETWhat can Democrats actually do if they win Congress?
  30. 30 The Guardian · Leans left · Nov 2, 3:42 p.m. ETTrump unveils results of $14m reflecting pool makeover in final appeal before midterms
  31. 31 The New Republic · Leans left · Nov 2, 12:38 p.m. ETTrump Considers Plot to “Redo” Senate Election if Republican Loses
  32. 32 The New Republic · Leans left · Nov 2, 3:31 p.m. ETTrump Hosts Bizarre Show-and-Tell With Photos of Reflecting Pool
  33. 33 The New Republic · Leans left · Nov 2, 3:37 p.m. ETJD Vance Kicks Off New Conspiracy to Sow Doubt About Election
  34. 34 The New York Times · Leans left · Nov 1, 10:25 p.m. ETWho’s Winning the Race for the Senate?
  35. 35 The New York Times · Leans left · Nov 2, 11:31 a.m. ETTrump Returns to Reflecting Pool, Now Refilled After Botched Renovation
  36. 36 The New York Times · Leans left · Nov 2, 6:07 p.m. ETTrump Delivers a Closing Midterm Message. Mostly About Landscaping.
  37. 37 Vox · Left · Nov 2, 4:30 p.m. ETTrump makes one last attempt to get the Supreme Court to interfere with the midterms
  38. 38 Vox · Left · Nov 2, 6:00 p.m. ETTrump’s final midterms pitch: Look at my pool

Center

  1. 39 ABC News · Center · Nov 2, 7:32 a.m. ETWATCH: A look at the state of the midterm races
  2. 40 ABC News · Center · Nov 2, 2:50 p.m. ETThese House races could determine which party is in control in the next Congress
  3. 41 Axios · Center · Nov 2, 3:48 p.m. ETTrump pre-election pitch: Reflecting Pool, pipes and a new promenade
  4. 42 Axios · Center · Nov 2, 7:00 p.m. ETFinal polls, models and markets see a "blue tsunami"
  5. 43 Bloomberg · Center · Nov 2, 9:40 a.m. ETWhen Will We Know Who’s Won the Midterm Elections?
  6. 44 Bloomberg · Center · Nov 2, 3:37 p.m. ETTrump Delivers Final Midterm Message at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
  7. 45 CBS News · Center · Nov 2, 7:30 a.m. ETTrump to speak at D.C. Reflecting Pool as campaign nears finish line
  8. 46 CBS News · Center · Nov 2, 9:14 a.m. ETTrump makes case ahead of the midterms, touts his D.C. renovations and insults Democrats
  9. 47 CBS News · Center · Nov 2, 6:28 p.m. ETTrump's final midterm message for voters largely focuses on D.C. renovations
  10. 48 CBS News · Center · Nov 2, 7:17 p.m. ETTrump touts renovation projects instead of addressing cost of living in final midterm push
  11. 49 CNBC · Center · Nov 2, 3:29 p.m. ETTrump focuses on Reflecting Pool in final public speech before midterms
  12. 50 Forbes · Center · Nov 2, 4:45 a.m. ETTrump To Deliver Final Midterm Pitch At Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool—Despite Ongoing Closure
  13. 51 Forbes · Center · Nov 2, 10:42 a.m. ETFinal 2026 Midterm Polls: Democrats Lead Key Senate Races In Last New York Times Poll
  14. 52 Foreign Policy · Center · Nov 2, 5:03 p.m. ETTrump’s Closing Midterm Message
  15. 53 Fortune · Center · Nov 2, 11:11 a.m. ETFollowing a sudden GOP slide, a top data scientist’s model gives Democrats 90% odds of taking the Senate as Kansas trends blue in major shock
  16. 54 Mediaite · Center · Nov 2, 8:00 a.m. ETNate Silver Says NY Times Election Eve Polls Show a ‘Blue Tsunami’ — Pushes Odds of Democratic Senate Takeover Above 80%
  17. 55 Mediaite · Center · Nov 2, 12:59 p.m. ET‘This is a Tsunami’: Final NYT Poll Sparks Celebration, Caution on the Left
  18. 56 NBC News · Center · Nov 1, 7:10 p.m. ETSteve Kornacki breaks down final NBC News poll before midterm elections
  19. 57 NBC News · Center · Nov 2, 3:15 p.m. ETAhead of Election Day, Trump sets the stage for potential Republican losses
  20. 58 Newsweek · Center · Nov 1, 11:57 p.m. ETTrump Makes Final Midterm Rally Push as Democrats Rise in Polls
  21. 59 Newsweek · Center · Nov 2, 2:47 p.m. ETTrump Touts DC Renovations in Final Push to Voters on Midterm Election Eve
  22. 60 PBS NewsHour · Center · Nov 2, 9:55 a.m. ETWATCH LIVE: Trump delivers last pitch before midterms at Reflecting Pool, site of botched renovation
  23. 61 PBS NewsHour · Center · Nov 2, 6:55 p.m. ETWhere the battle for Congress stands heading into Election Day
  24. 62 Roll Call · Center · Nov 2, 1:34 a.m. ETThis week: Campaigns make final frantic moves as Election Day arrives
  25. 63 Roll Call · Center · Nov 2, 1:11 p.m. ET5 things to watch for in Tuesday’s midterm elections
  26. 64 The Bulwark · Center · Nov 2, 6:13 p.m. ETWe React to Trump’s Baffling Final Speech
  27. 65 The Hill · Center · Nov 2, 7:56 a.m. ETTrump plans to deliver closing message at Reflecting Pool
  28. 66 The Hill · Center · Nov 2, 8:47 a.m. ETLive updates: Trump to offer GOP’s closing message at Reflecting Pool
  29. 67 The Hill · Center · Nov 2, 6:00 a.m. ETDemocrats squabbling over how to contain Trump after Election Day
  30. 68 The Hill · Center · Nov 2, 4:19 p.m. ETTrump centers Reflecting Pool in closing midterm speech
  31. 69 The Hill · Center · Nov 2, 4:19 p.m. ETReflecting Pool dominates Trump’s closing midterm speech
  32. 70 The Hill · Center · Nov 2, 5:23 p.m. ETForecasts of midterm blue wave put Trump’s legacy on line
  33. 71 TIME · Center · Nov 2, 5:45 p.m. ET‘We Gave This a Very Strong Shot’: Trump Delivers Closing Appeal Before the Midterms
  34. 72 Yahoo News · Center · Nov 1, 4:06 p.m. ETTrump to deliver final midterm pitch at problem-plagued Lincoln Memorial pool
  35. 73 Yahoo News · Center · Nov 2, 6:00 a.m. ETDemocrats eye a return to power. Division over how to handle Trump is already brewing.
  36. 74 Yahoo News · Center · Nov 2, 4:58 p.m. ETTrump brushes aside tough midterm prospects with visit to Reflecting Pool

Right

  1. 75 Blaze Media · Right · Nov 2, 4:50 p.m. ETNBC polling analyst finds MASSIVE problem for Democrats ahead of Election Day
  2. 76 Breitbart · Right · Nov 2, 11:15 a.m. ETNolte: NY Times, Washington Post Fret over Republicans Ignoring Pollsters
  3. 77 Conservative Review · Right · Nov 2, 4:50 p.m. ETNBC polling analyst finds MASSIVE problem for Democrats ahead of Election Day
  4. 78 Fox News · Right · Nov 2, 6:44 a.m. ETPoll flashes warning signs for Republicans in 7 battleground Senate races
  5. 79 Fox News · Right · Nov 2, 1:23 p.m. ETVance's campaign blitz puts him at the forefront of the GOP's midterm push, as insiders praise packed schedule
  6. 80 HotAir · Right · Nov 2, 3:24 p.m. ETNYT Senate Polls Under Fire As Democrats Turn on Haley Stevens
  7. 81 New York Post · Leans right · Nov 2, 3:36 p.m. ETTrump renews promise of $5K payout if GOP retains Congress in Midterm eve speech at Lincoln Reflecting Pool
  8. 82 One America News Network · Right · Nov 1, 8:46 p.m. ETTrump rallies in Iowa, pushes for ‘America first’ voters ‘up and down the line’
  9. 83 One America News Network · Right · Nov 2, 4:07 p.m. ETTrump delivers closing Midterm remarks, celebrates reopening of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
  10. 84 PJ Media · Right · Nov 2, 3:24 p.m. ETNYT Senate Polls Under Fire As Democrats Turn on Haley Stevens
  11. 85 RealClearPolitics · Leans right · Nov 2, 9:20 a.m. ETPoll: Democrats Lead in Key States That Will Decide Senate
  12. 86 RealClearPolitics · Leans right · Nov 2, 2:23 p.m. ETTrump Confident, Issues Stark Warning If Democrats Win
  13. 87 Reason · Leans right · Nov 2, 6:06 p.m. ETWhat Do Libertarians Have To Gain From the Midterms?
  14. 88 RedState · Right · Nov 2, 3:24 p.m. ETNYT Senate Polls Under Fire As Democrats Turn on Haley Stevens
  15. 89 The Daily Signal · Right · Nov 2, 12:04 p.m. ETNYT Poll: Late Deciders in Key Senate Races Breaking Toward Republicans
  16. 90 The Daily Signal · Right · Nov 2, 5:49 p.m. ET‘A Little Bit of Apple Pie’: Trump’s Final Pitch to Voters
  17. 91 The Daily Wire · Right · Nov 2, 7:02 a.m. ETVance Turns Daughter’s Toy Heist Into An Election Eve Roast Of Democrats
  18. 92 The Daily Wire · Right · Nov 2, 10:59 a.m. ETCNN Analyst Has A Warning For Dems Counting On A Senate Takeover
  19. 93 The Political Insider · Right · Nov 1, 9:15 p.m. ETOnly 8 States Back Trump Days Before Midterms
  20. 94 The Political Insider · Right · Nov 2, 7:15 p.m. ETTrump Approval Nears Record Low Days Before Election Day
  21. 95 The Washington Times · Right · Nov 1, 4:06 p.m. ETTrump signals he'll give closing election pitch at the Reflecting Pool, a revamp plagued by problems
  22. 96 The Washington Times · Right · Nov 1, 6:37 p.m. ETTrump warns voters of Democrats' 'crap' candidates at Iowa rally
  23. 97 The Washington Times · Right · Nov 2, 3:09 p.m. ETTrump spends final day of midterm campaigning talking about Reflecting Pool
  24. 98 The Washington Times · Right · Nov 2, 5:44 p.m. ETHe's not on the ballot but Trump's presidency is on the line Tuesday
  25. 99 Twitchy · Right · Nov 2, 3:24 p.m. ETNYT Senate Polls Under Fire As Democrats Turn on Haley Stevens
  26. 100 Washington Examiner · Right · Nov 2, 8:32 a.m. ETDemocrats lead in seven Senate battlegrounds as Trump approval weighs on GOP: Poll
  27. 101 Washington Examiner · Right · Nov 2, 4:14 p.m. ETTrump teases ‘Trump Reflecting Pool’ at final midterm elections event, says he’s joking
  28. 102 WorldNetDaily · Right · Nov 1, 4:37 p.m. ETWATCH: Trump rallies voters in Dubuque, Iowa, ahead of midterms
  29. 103 WorldNetDaily · Right · Nov 2, 2:05 p.m. ETWATCH: Trump makes closing argument for midterms as he celebrates repair of Lincoln Reflecting Pool

Not rated

  1. 104 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Nov 2, 9:10 a.m. ETUS midterms 2026 live: Trump, Democrats make final push amid Michigan rift
  2. 105 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Nov 2, 12:07 p.m. ETTrump, Vance and candidates make final push before US midterms
  3. 106 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Nov 2, 6:05 p.m. ETTrump approval rating near record low on eve of US midterm elections: Poll
  4. 107 BBC News · Not rated · Nov 1, 11:04 p.m. ETTrump makes fevered campaign push in final weekend before election
  5. 108 Financial Times · Not rated · Nov 2, 5:45 p.m. ET‘A massive piece of pool’: Trump talks algae and grass in final midterm push
  6. 109 Los Angeles Times · Not rated · Nov 2, 5:13 p.m. ETTrump's closing message to American voters highlights repairs to Reflecting Pool
  7. 110 NewsNation · Not rated · Nov 2, 6:18 a.m. ETDemocrats squabbling over how to contain Trump after Election Day
  8. 111 NewsNation · Not rated · Nov 2, 12:42 p.m. ETWatch live: Trump delivers final midterm pitch at Lincoln Memorial
  9. 112 NewsNation · Not rated · Nov 2, 5:22 p.m. ETStirewalt Breaks It Down: Where Senate, House races stand on eve of election
  10. 113 Semafor · Not rated · Nov 2, 4:24 p.m. ETTrump touts DC renovations ahead of tough midterms
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