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Trump Announces Lincoln Memorial Promenade at White House Briefing

6/5/2026

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President Donald Trump interrupted a White House clean-coal briefing on June 4, 2026 to announce a promenade at the Lincoln Memorial.
He showed a video of water flowing into the newly repainted Reflection Pool and called the walkway the “Trump promenade,” saying it would run to the Potomac River.
He claimed the original design placed the memorial’s front and back incorrectly because two roadways were built behind it.

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President Donald Trump interrupted a White House clean-coal briefing on June 4, 2026 to announce a promenade at the Lincoln Memorial.
He showed a video of water flowing into the newly repainted Reflection Pool and called the walkway the “Trump promenade,” saying it would run to the Potomac River.
He claimed the original design placed the memorial’s front and back incorrectly because two roadways were built behind it.