President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his administration intends to build a “promenade” to connect the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River.
“It’s called the promenade, will be the promenade. They want to call it the ‘Trump Promenade’ but I don’t know if I want to do that, but it’s going to be beautiful,” Trump said at an event in the Oval Office.
It would be the latest project in Trump’s effort to remake Washington, D.C., in his second term.
President Donald Trump speaks as Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin look on during a “Beautiful, Clean Coal” event in the Oval Office of the White House, June 4, 2026.
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The White House East Wing was demolished last year to make way for Trump’s controversial ballroom project. The president has also proposed a massive “triumphal arch” be built near Arlington National Cemetery across the Potomac River and Lincoln Memorial. Both projects have drawn lawsuits.
Trump’s name was also added to the Kennedy Center and he planned a two-year overhaul of the cultural institution. But he abandoned those plans last week after a federal judge ruled he couldn’t rename the performing arts venue or close its doors without congressional approval. His name is expected to soon be removed from the side of the building.
Currently, renovations are underway across the nation’s capital for the administration’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday. That includes the building of an Ultimate Fighting Championship Octagon on the South Lawn and Ellipse, as well as a repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
The arena for the upcoming UFC match on the South Lawn is seen as workers setup the Rose Garden for an evening event at the White House on June 3, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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Workers walk along the Reflecting Pool as it is refilled with water after being painted blue at the direction of President Donald Trump ahead of America 250, in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2026.
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Trump gave an update on the reflecting pool during Thursday’s Oval Office event.
“The water is pouring in as we speak … nice, clean water,” the president said.