Politics● Low3h ago · Nov 3, 2026, 6:50 PM
Trump assures he was joking when suggesting renaming the reflecting pool after himself
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Clarín · North America
The US leader humorously denied the rumor about changing the name of the Lincoln Memorial's reflecting pool, calling it "false." The event, closed to the public, was used to ask for electoral support, while criticizing the press for misrepresenting his words.
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