{"id":1737,"date":"2026-06-04T22:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1737"},"modified":"2026-06-04T22:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:08:17","slug":"trump-says-promenade-will-be-built-connecting-lincoln-memorial-to-potomac-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1737","title":{"rendered":"Trump says promenade will be built connecting Lincoln Memorial to Potomac River"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<button><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Summary<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span><svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>President Donald Trump announced a new promenade will be built to connect the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River.<\/li>\n<li>He said the promenade would restore the memorial&#8217;s original intended design before roadways cut off access.<\/li>\n<li>Trump also touted progress on his nearby Reflecting Pool renovation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            President Donald Trump said Thursday that a new walkway will be built connecting the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, to the Potomac River.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1735\">Trump plans to attend Game 3 of NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cWe\u2019re going to call it the promenade,\u201d he told reporters in the Oval Office.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThey want to call it the Trump Promenade,\u201d the president said. \u201cBut I don\u2019t know if I want to do that. But it\u2019s going to be beautiful.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump said the project would revive what he described as the memorial\u2019s original intended design.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThe Lincoln Memorial \u2014 the front was supposed to be the back. The back was supposed to be the front. It never got built, because they built two roadways behind it after it was built, and it shut off the gateway to the water,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThat was really going to be the main entry, and we\u2019re going to be doing that,\u201d the president said, adding that \u201cwe have a way of beautifully going over those two roads.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1733\">Exclusive: Video reveals damage from fire on US aircraft carrier after sources say fire control system failed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Asked for additional details, the White House referred CNN to Trump\u2019s comments.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The announcement is just the latest of Trump\u2019s efforts to renovate Washington, DC. 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