Lightweight Congressman Ted Lieu, one of the least respected in Washington, D.C., made a knowingly malicious, false,
Trump lightweight Congressman Ted Lieu, one of the least respected in Washington, D.C., made a knowingly malicious, false, and defamatory statement that I wanted to change the name of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to the Trump Reflecting Pool. He.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Lightweight Congressman Ted Lieu, one of the least respected in Washington, D.C., made a knowingly malicious, false, and defamatory statement that I wanted to change the name of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to the Trump Reflecting. During a November 2, 2026, speech highlighting Washington monument renovations, Donald J. Trump joked about renaming the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after himself. Democratic Representative Ted Lieu criticized the comment as out of touch, prompting Trump to accuse him of defamation for ignoring the joke on the eve of the midterm elections. Lightweight Congressman Ted Lieu, one of the least respected in Washington, D.C., made a knowingly malicious, false, and defamatory statement that I wanted to change the name of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to the Trump Reflecting Pool.
He posted on X, “What are Trump and his Republican enablers focused on? Changing the name of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to the Trump Reflecting Pool. Punish them at the ballot box. Repudiate them.
Vote.“ Ted Lieu knows that I said it in a jocular manner, and added, immediately after, ”Don’t worry, I’m only joking.“ All of the gathered Reporters laughed. But “Lightweight” Lieu, his new moniker, didn’t add the line that I’m only joking because he is a FRAUD. This was done at a News Conference, and even the Media was aghast that Lieu would have lied like that.
He’s a Third Rate Congressman, and always will be! Thank you for your attention to this matter. Trump
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