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Trump blamed predecessors for algae in $14m Lincoln Memorial pool overhaul
Donald Trump spent the final day before the midterm elections promoting a troubled renovation of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool and blaming previous administrations for its algae. The article presents the event, alongside his other campaign-week declarations and attacks on Fox News, as evidence that he was focused on issues that did not match voters’ concerns; Democrats went on to win decisively.
Trump had promised to make the pool “American flag blue”, but algae turned it green, and the renovation was reported to have cost $14m. During election week he also issued a declaration about freedom in space, proclaimed “Anti-Communism Week” and said US military aid to Israel, which he put at $4bn, would end at year’s end, citing criticism from Democrats as a political burden. As polls closed, he blamed Fox News for poor ratings and unfavourable polling.
In short
- Trump promoted the troubled $14m reflecting-pool renovation before the midterms.
- He blamed predecessors for algae and criticised Fox News coverage.
- Democrats won decisively despite his focus on other priorities.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “Election week in Trumpland: algae, space proclamations and a deflection of blame”.