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“Reflecting / Pool” said in 22 of 346 transcripts, 108 times.
Counted forms: reflecting, reflectings, reflecting's, pool, pools, pool's.
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Jun 26, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's Conference 4 times
…people did a great job on the monuments and fountains. And the Reflecting Pool was so beautiful. They tried to destroy it. They cut it…
…They ripped a scar 350 feet long through the side of the Reflecting Pool. These are the people we're dealing with. These are the people…
Jun 25, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Rose Garden Club Dinner 4 times
…and they're really looking good. We caught some people vandalizing our beautiful Reflecting Pool. We have the Reflecting Pool. They took a cutter—a box…
Jun 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 3 times
…of them then. Who would think that somebody would go into a pool and take a knife and start cutting it? Yes, yes, they have…
…even see the stone. They've all been fixed. We also fixed the Reflecting Pool. In fact, if you go over there right now, it looks…
Jun 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…for years—for 25 years, 40 years, 58 years. The—actually, the—pool didn't work from nineteen—it was 1928 it was built. It always…
Jun 10, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs The Secure America Act 9 times
…it was originally called—1922 it was built—it was called the "reflecting pond," or the "reflecting lake," some people called it—but it was…
…said, "That's not a good idea." It's—I built many, many swimming pools as a builder. I built hundreds of them. And I've got one…
…it's—with shovels. We had to shovel inside of what's called a "pool" or a "lake," and got it cleaned. We then fumigated it. We…
Jun 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Wisconsin roundtable 8 times
…And look over there. That's before and after. Then we had the reflecting pond: 2,500 feet, massive, longer than a building. We have—we…
…builder, I said: "You know what? I built a lot of swimming pools—many, many swimming pools. Every time I do a development, I do…
…It was terrible, disgusting. It was garbage-ridden. And I sent my pool guy. I said, "Take a look at it." And he said: "Well…
Jun 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes a coal announcement 3 times
…talk about clean, beautiful coal. That's clean, beautiful water. That's the longest pool anywhere in the world. And here, you can tell they're not progressive…
…a material that doesn't allow leaks. You know, it's like, a swimming pool doesn't leak. You use the right—this is—this is called swimming…
Jun 3, 2026 Speech / ceremony 13 times
…it always leaked, and it was a problem. It's called the great Reflecting Pool between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial and—right in…
…and the building wouldn't reach it. And today, it gets completed—the pool gets completed at 4 o'clock, and the water will start to flow…
…filthy dirty. We took out 12 truckloads of garbage out of this pool. It was just rotting and terrible. A terrible thing for the country…
May 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a rally in NY 1 time
…went by her so fast— —that she got tremendous windburn in the pool. And then he finished up the race, and he rested while the…
May 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes a EPA Announcement 4 times
…fountains." And they're working top level. And my most exciting is the Reflecting Pool between the Washington Monument and the—the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial…
…delays. But it—that will be—that will be something special. The Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln and Washington Monuments. I think it's…
May 19, 2026 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…President Biden spent much more than a hundred million dollars on the reflecting lake between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. They spent much…
…It leaked. It was a disaster. I'm doing a job on the reflecting lake for a fraction of what they paid. Now, I've upgraded it…
…to be beautiful. It's going to be waterproof. It's going to be reflecting again. I took over a dirty, filthy thing that wasn't open, and…
May 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 5 times
…can do it for less." So, I called people that do swimming pools, and I said, "Go take a look at it." They were going…
…away 16 loads of garbage out of that only 2-feet-deep pool. So, I just want to mention because Doug has been great, and…
…have it totally sealed. It's basically, if you think of a swimming pool, a heavy swimming pool coating. And the pool person said, "Sir, we're…
May 7, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times
We're doing a job on the reflecting pond. It's really beautiful, and it's going to be fantastic. Hundreds of millions of dollars has been spent…
…beautiful surface on. It's called—the coloring is—it's like a swimming pool, but industrial strength, much stronger. And I think you're going to see…
…such a—stupid question that you ask. You're—we're fixing up the reflecting pond to the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument. And you say, "Why…
May 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Small Business Summit 20 times
…a beautiful—potentially beautiful—built in 1922; it's a long time ago—reflecting pond in between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. It's the…
…said: "Doug, what do you think? I built a lot of swimming pools, hundreds of swimming pools at different jobs." I said, "Let me look…
…a thing. And I said, "You know, I built all these swimming pools, and they're phenomenal." They're—20 years. I have one up the road…
Apr 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Health Care Affordability Event 15 times
…that's taking place right now is the Lincoln Memorial has a beautiful reflecting pond or lake. They call it a pool, lake, and pond. It…
…July 4, a few years ago—first term. So you have this reflecting lake, pond. It's incredible, but it was terrible, the condition. You all…
…two—over 2,000 feet long. So that would be many swimming pools—many, many, many stacked up together. But it would be the equivalent…
Mar 31, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 1 time
…who's a great guy. We don't want him to sit in a pool of water. And they've been wanting this for a hundred—think of…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 5 times
…long wall with half windows, because that used to be a swimming pool on the other side of the wall. That was the swimming pool…
…You'll have to move along, ma'am." So that was the famous swimming pool. Now it's even worse. It's for the media. They covered the pool…
Oct 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 1 time
…Maria Bartiromo . I didn't know. Did you get put into the regular pool pack? That's very good. Yes, that's good. Nice to see you. I'm…
Oct 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Ballroom Dinner 1 time
…half windows on top. And that was originally built as a swimming pool. Now it's where the press is, on the other side of the…
Jul 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…and learn from it, we have to allow AI to use that pool of knowledge without going through the complexity of contract negotiations, of which…
Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…hottest nation right now in the whole world, and the numbers are reflecting it too. So I just think it's great. And what I'll do…
Feb 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…pretty good—12-time all-American— —who sacrificed countless hours in the pool just for a chance at the title that's so important to her…