Trump: "I had the same exact crowd as Martin Luther King,, maybe a little bit more, I had more people, but that's OK."

[Miles Archer]

Trump has unveiled a MAGA makeover of the iconic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during a wild rant claiming he drew crowd sizes as big as Martin Luther King’s.

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But after hearing his guests sing his praises, Trump pivoted to one of his favorite topics: the beautification of Washington, D.C.

“That’s where Martin Luther King gave his great speech, and he had a million people,” Trump said, a reference to the civil rights leader’s iconic “I Have a Dream Speech,” which drew an estimated 250,000 people as part of the March on Washington in 1963.

“I had the same exact crowd, maybe a little bit more, but they said I had 45,000 people. I have pictures of Martin Luther King’s crowd and my crowd. The exact same everything, but it was 70 years the difference. The exact same crowd, but I actually had more people. But that’s ok.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-brags-about-tacky-makeover-of-another-national-treasure/

[sop]

1. If Trump wants the exact same everything, his next speech should be on the balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.

[2MuchNoise]

6. Yes! I have a dream!

[UpInArms]

2. The lump of bile

Needs to be disposed of

[GiqueCee]

8. The question is...

... but where? A toxic waste dump has to have some standards. Perhaps a sand trap at one of his scuzzy golf courses.

[stumpysbear]

3. I hate this man with every fiber of my being

[GiqueCee]

5. Me too!

[GiqueCee]

4. What staggering narcissism...

... and to think that this pitiful child has access to the nuclear codes should terrify every sentient creature in this rapidly disintegrating nation. That Republicans condone and support this obscene incompetence is unforgivable. A one-way ticket to political Siberia awaits every fuckin' one of 'em. What utterly horrible, irredeemable people. They care nothing for America, only their diseased vision of a 1950's dreamscape that never actually existed.

[2MuchNoise]

7. The man is just plain gross.

[surfered]

9. He's totally bungled on Iran and he's boasting about crowd size?. A narcissistic sociopath.

[karynnj]

10. Even if he had the same size crowd, which he didn't, it would not be

as significant. It was the message, eloquently given, that made the King speech historic. No Trump speech is even coherent!

[ColoringFool]

11. Parody Is, If Not Dead, Seriously Ailing. This Is Something I'd Compose.

[LudwigPastorius]

12. He's going to have the granite surface of the reflecting pool covered with...

blue swimming pool liner.

He's going to spend a bunch of our money to fuck it up, just like all the other "projects" he's done.

[Cha]

13. Lookin' at the poll numbers, ae ya, Ya Sick Fuck.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. MaddowBlog-Trump, still mired in distractions, turns his attention to the reflecting pool in D.C.

Two-thirds of Americans believe the president has the wrong priorities. As he focuses on another renovation project, he keeps proving them right.

...contracting procedures had been followed or whether any element of the endeavor has been or will be subject to any kind of oversight."

"Trump, still mired in distractions, turns his attention to the reflecting pool in D.C." share.google/HERD8kOwVboh...

— DrDinD.bsky.social (@drdind.bsky.social) 2026-04-25T15:44:07.247Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-still-mired-in-distractions-turns-his-attention-to-the-reflecting-pool-in-d-c

On the contrary, the Republican appears far more interested in assorted renovation projects than his actual governing responsibilities. The New York Times reported:

Next up on President Trump’s renovation tour of Washington, D.C.: the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, which he called ‘filthy’ and ‘dirty’ and in need of a major upgrade.

Mr. Trump said on Thursday that the project was already underway to renovate the reflecting pool, which is more than 2,000 feet long and has been the site of many historic events, including Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.

At a White House event ostensibly about health care, Trump strayed from the topic to talk about the reflecting pool between the Washington and Lincoln memorials, taking time to argue that he “actually had more people” when he spoke at a July 4 event at the reflecting pool than MLK did when he delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. (“I have pictures of Martin Luther King’s crowd and my crowd,” the president said.).....

An Associated Press report added, “Trump brought up the project unprompted and spoke about it for several minutes.”

This latest renovation project is not to be confused with the president’s preoccupation with his ballroom vanity project, his crusade to build a “Triumphal Arch,” his apparent excitement about the construction of a temporary White House arena for an upcoming UFC fight, his desire to turn the White House Executive Office Building into a giant white blob, his stated interest in renovating the White House Treaty Room, his specific marble and paint preferences for the Kennedy Center or the dozen or so other renovation projects Trump has prioritized in and around the White House complex.

Two-thirds of Americans believe their unpopular president simply has the wrong priorities. He keeps proving them right.