About this episode

The episode discusses the draining of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool and its implications for Donald Trump's image and political narrative.

The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC will have to be drained again. Donald Trump has blamed vandalism for the failure to keep the water “American flag blue”. But what if this small body of water is proof that the president can’t outrun the truth? Jonathan Freedland speaks to Arwa Mahdawi about why this project, which has cost the taxpayer millions, is proving to be such an embarrassing failure for a man obsessed with image

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Freedland

Guest: Arwa Mahdawi

Topics covered

• Trump
• reflecting pool
• vandalism
• image
• politics
• embarrassment

Keywords

• Trump
• reflecting pool
• vandalism
• Lincoln Memorial
• politics
• image

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Lincoln Memorial

Places: Washington DC

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