{
  "id": 17861631,
  "title": "Midterms: Trump uses last speech before election to talk about his renovation project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/midterms-trump-nutzt-die-letzte-rede-vor-der-wahl-um-uber-sein",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-02T21:23:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/midterms-trump-nutzt-die-letzte-rede-vor-der-wahl-um-ueber-sein-renovierungsprojekt-zu-reden/100266711.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump delivered his last speech before the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. He spoke in front of a small, invited audience, including around a dozen people wearing beige hats, likely park rangers. Trump spent several minutes discussing renovation work at the Reflecting Pool, showing photos of repairs to a clogged drainpipe, cracks in the concrete, and the lawn, noting that \"the grass is now beautiful\". He also mentioned algae in the pool, saying \"the algae are brutal, they form easily\". The event was not open to the public.",
  "summary": "The Americans are plagued by high prices, expensive fuel, and the Republicans are threatening to lose their majority in Congress – but their President would rather talk about the Reflecting Pool in Washington.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "Trump touts DC renovations ahead of tough midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/trump-touts-dc-renovations-ahead-of-tough-midterms",
        "published": "2026-11-02T21:24:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}