All posts tagged "National Mall"

Trump's Great American State Fair suffered another evacuation on its closing day, according to an announcement.

In a post on X, Freedom 250, the Trump-backed organization that put together the fair, announced, "The Great American State Fair has been postponed," and requested that participants "please make your way safely and carefully to the nearest exit."

The Great American State Fair, which was hosted on the National Mall, has been panned by critics because of poor attendance. Last week, organizers were forced to suspend the event amid a heat wave. On Thursday, the fair was evacuated due to "severe weather."...

The internet questioned President Donald Trump's claims on Monday that someone used a knife or fertilizer to damage the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Trump alleged that someone damaged the algae-plagued fountain at the National Mall, telling reporters at the Oval Office that there was "a 350-foot slit" in the remodeled water feature. Earlier in the day, he threatened on Truth Social that people who attempted to "destroy" his vanity projects, including the reflecting pool, could face time behind bars.

Media experts and political commentators reacted to Trump's comments....

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has planned a National Mall makeover and complained how the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial was "filth" — and he wants to renovate it.

Trump shared a post on Truth Social with a video of the site and his plans to change the location, The Daily Beast reported.

“This is the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and I fix it,” Trump wrote. “Study it hard because you won’t be seeing this Biden filth and incompetence much longer!”...

One day after Washington, D.C. was locked down after , Park Police say a man set himself on fire in the middle of the National Mall.