Trump’s Video shows Cleanup of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as Symbol of National Decline Under Biden

The video depicts green water being pumped out of the park’s reflecting pool, accompanied by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli singing “Time to Say Goodbye.” The video concludes with a banner reading “Make D.C. Beautiful Again,” a play on Trump’s “Make America Great Again” mantra, and then shows an illustration of the U.S. Department of the Interior logo being wiped clean of mud and filth, accompanied by the sound of a squeegee.
The Reflecting Pool, a century-old landmark long plagued by structural issues, has required restoration for decades. Its most significant overhaul occurred between 2010 and 2012, when engineers stabilized the sinking basin, replaced the cracked concrete floor, and modernized its water-circulation systems.
Trump’s video portrays the cleanup as a symbol of national decline under former President Joe Biden and the long-running Democrat leadership of the nation’s capital.