The symbolic power of a stagnant pond beneath Lincoln’s statue has proven irresistible for the president’s critics Narcissus was cursed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Donald Trump is finding that his effort to overhaul the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washing...
Source: [Guardian US](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/donald-trump-reflecting-pool-metaphor)