US President Donald Trump delivers his closing pitch on the day before the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington. (EPA Images pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday chose the backdrop of Washington's Reflecting Pool – a landmark whose botched renovation symbolised the 80-year-old's chaotic second term – to try and rally Republicans against a predicted Democratic win in the midterms.
"This is the last day before the midterm elections, the most important midterm I believe in our lifetime," Trump said 26 minutes into a rambling speech which focused on his project to renovate monuments in the US capital, rather than inflation, the Iran war and other issues driving voters.
