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Trump targets voters with campaign speech at Reflecting Pool

BBC News •
November 02, 2026 • 11:02 PM
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In his last public speech before crucial midterm elections, the president gave a detailed recounting of the Washington landmark's troubled renovation.

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President Donald Trump made his last public speech before crucial midterm elections at the Reflecting Pool, which underwent a troubled renovation earlier this summer.

The first 20 minutes of his speech largely on the renovation project undertaken by his administration.

The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith was at the speech and talks through the president's pitch to voters and why the venue was a bizarre choice.

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