Trump targets voters with campaign speech at Reflecting Pool
In his last public speech before crucial midterm elections, the president gave a detailed recounting of the Washington landmark's troubled renovation.
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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Damaging hail pelts Phoenix in rare storm
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'Let's move on': Albertans react to separatist movement setback
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The father and son on opposite sides of Alberta’s separation vote
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Inside Chicago's battle against the synthetic drugs flooding the US
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Every scrap of paper checked: Police hunting for synthetic drugs in Chicago jail
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Five days, one briefing: How Katie Zacharia’s short tenure unfolded
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Community 'heartbroken and horrified' after Oregon school shooting
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