'Our pool is bigger than skyscrapers': Amid war, Trump touts Washington projects / Photo: Mandel NGAN - AFP
RYCEF
-0.1100
The Prague Post - 'Our pool is bigger than skyscrapers': Amid war, Trump touts Washington projects
EUR
-
AED 4.264448
AFN 72.574933
ALL 95.397179
AMD 427.919784
ANG 2.079054
AOA 1065.967497
ARS 1670.95852
AUD 1.628224
AWG 2.091583
AZN 1.966244
BAM 1.954663
BBD 2.340748
BDT 142.508296
BGN 1.939085
BHD 0.438419
BIF 3459.821667
BMD 1.161184
BND 1.489537
BOB 8.052077
BRL 5.87745
BSD 1.162375
BTN 111.055329
BWP 15.623727
BYN 3.275992
BYR 22759.211563
BZD 2.337436
CAD 1.614725
CDF 2682.335287
CHF 0.9178
CLF 0.026419
CLP 1039.771238
CNY 7.860579
CNH 7.86779
COP 4154.334104
CRC 532.165474
CUC 1.161184
CUP 30.771383
CVE 110.747965
CZK 24.197628
DJF 206.957004
DKK 7.47362
DOP 67.638793
DZD 154.855607
EGP 60.319349
ERN 17.417764
ETB 187.364507
FJD 2.558843
FKP 0.861439
GBP 0.864519
GEL 3.089145
GGP 0.861439
GHS 13.69074
GIP 0.861439
GMD 84.766337
GNF 10188.126275
GTQ 8.851887
GYD 242.850767
HKD 9.098314
HNL 30.933232
HRK 7.536314
HTG 151.95384
HUF 355.291611
IDR 20945.441744
ILS 3.335212
IMP 0.861439
INR 111.083542
IQD 1520.570793
IRR 1597789.546261
ISK 143.637119
JEP 0.861439
JMD 183.169798
JOD 0.823309
JPY 185.640269
KES 150.21071
KGS 101.545403
KHR 4661.325329
KMF 492.341913
KPW 1044.897754
KRW 1776.484111
KWD 0.358829
KYD 0.967445
KZT 566.88499
LAK 25490.901043
LBP 104074.073536
LKR 389.503333
LRD 212.089998
LSL 18.868823
LTL 3.428675
LVL 0.702389
LYD 7.404471
MAD 10.67535
MDL 20.153053
MGA 4872.388659
MKD 61.666469
MMK 2437.736663
MNT 4156.517964
MOP 9.370927
MRU 46.485189
MUR 55.226087
MVR 17.885537
MWK 2015.22721
MXN 20.104175
MYR 4.661692
MZN 74.205483
NAD 18.869292
NGN 1587.338835
NIO 42.771152
NOK 10.820553
NPR 177.871839
NZD 1.977305
OMR 0.446483
PAB 1.160934
PEN 3.953254
PGK 5.080403
PHP 71.47784
PKR 323.5274
PLN 4.241824
PYG 7110.485872
QAR 4.22613
RON 5.256331
RSD 117.380595
RUB 85.634414
RWF 1699.682027
SAR 4.361587
SBD 9.327383
SCR 15.93341
SDG 697.292132
SEK 10.893488
SGD 1.489759
SHP 0.866941
SLE 28.561352
SLL 24349.455856
SOS 664.225633
SRD 43.229704
STD 24034.169831
STN 24.511594
SVC 10.158176
SYP 128.348132
SZL 18.913354
THB 37.910932
TJS 10.738843
TMT 4.064145
TND 3.364241
TOP 2.795853
TRY 53.386032
TTD 7.873418
TWD 36.593913
TZS 3048.106379
UAH 51.539567
UGX 4371.456086
USD 1.161184
UYU 46.823155
UZS 13852.927883
VES 647.993415
VND 30579.787577
VUV 137.641618
WST 3.152834
XAF 656.258946
XAG 0.01583
XAU 0.000259
XCD 3.138158
XCG 2.092291
XDR 0.8162
XOF 656.2646
XPF 119.331742
YER 277.072393
ZAR 18.955694
ZMK 10452.060434
ZMW 20.629113
ZWL 373.900859
- SpaceX seeks a record $75 bn in stock market debut
- Israel strikes Lebanon after truce announcement
- Asian stocks drop on AI, rate hike worries as Lebanon deal hits oil
- Somalia capital rocked by gunfire and fighting overnight
- Fiji rejects Australian billionaire's 'Pacific ashtray' garbage plan
- South Korea ruling party fails to flip Seoul in blemish on local poll results
- South Africa's closed white enclave attracting Afrikaner youth
- Nigerian museum revamp brings treasures within reach
- Nepali climber alive after six days missing on Everest
- South Korea's ruling party fails to flip Seoul in blemish to local polls showing
'Our pool is bigger than skyscrapers': Amid war, Trump touts Washington projects
As the ceasefire with Iran teeters and his Republican Party faces dire risks over the war's costs, US President Donald Trump made sure the press assembled Wednesday in the Oval Office knew what was on his mind: renovating the historic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
During his first public appearance in days, the 79-year-old leader kicked off an executive order signing ceremony with discussion of the Reflecting Pool refurbishment, which has shut down one of the US capital's most popular tourist attractions.
"It was opened in 1922 and it always leaked," complained the former real estate developer.
Rarely more animated than while discussing construction or renovations, Trump praised the "very special material" used to renovate the pool, due to reopen before the July 4 holiday, which will also mark the 250th anniversary of US independence.
The reflecting pool project has faced scrutiny over its cost and the process by which the contract was awarded.
Using a chart titled "Our Pool is Bigger than Skyscrapers," Trump compared the scale of the pool with the height of three famous buildings, including New York's Empire State Building.
- Martin Luther King Jr. -
Trump also mentioned the famous 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech by civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., spoken to an audience at the National Mall, where the reflecting pool is located.
The former reality TV host could not help but compare himself to the late reverend King.
"That's where Martin Luther King made his great speech," Trump said.
"The million people, I had the same amount of people."
US media said Trump was alluding to his address on the National Mall given on January 6, 2021, after which thousands of his supporters stormed the US Capitol building to contest the result of the 2020 presidential election.
"You put the picture side by side, which we have, and they said I had 25,000 (people), he had a million," Trump said, adding that his crowd was "tighter."
The National Constitution Center said King's "I Have a Dream" speech drew a crowd closer to 250,000, while no official estimates are available for the January 6 rally.
Trump has frequently been criticized for inflating numbers, like when he claimed his 2017 inauguration drew a larger crowd than former president Barack Obama did in 2009.
After the reflecting pool tangent, Trump signed executive orders on US customs and protections for civil servants.
He eventually answered questions about the Iran war when taking questions from reporters, in which he said negotiations could yield results "over the weekend."
B.Barton--TPP
