President Donald Trump on Thursday announced plans to add a potential “Trump promenade” to the iconic Lincoln Memorial, in his latest grandiose bid to leave his mark on the US capital.Trump said the walkway would link the huge marble monument, built to commemorate Civil War-era president Abraham Lincoln, to the nearby Potomac River.“They want to call it the Trump Promenade,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office as he unveiled the project for the first time. “I don’t know if I want to do that, but it’s going to be beautiful.”
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Trump unveils plan to add ‘Trump promenade’ to Lincoln Memorial
President Donald Trump announced plans on Thursday to add a "Trump promenade" to the Lincoln Memorial. The proposed walkway would connect the monument, which commemorates Abraham Lincoln, to the Potomac River.
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President Donald Trump announced plans on Thursday to add a "Trump promenade" to the Lincoln Memorial. The proposed walkway would connect the monument, which commemorates Abraham Lincoln, to the Potomac River. Trump stated that the promenade would be "beautiful." This announcement is described as his latest effort to leave his mark on the US capital.
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Trump expressed ambivalence about the name, saying, 'I don’t know if I want to do that, but it’s going to be beautiful.'
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Trump stated, 'They want to call it the Trump Promenade.'
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The walkway would link the Lincoln Memorial to the nearby Potomac River.
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President Donald Trump announced plans to add a 'Trump promenade' to the Lincoln Memorial.
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