Trump devotes more than 20 minutes of his final campaign speech to rebuilding Washington In his final speech before the midterm elections, US President Donald Trump highlighted capital improvement projects and spoke for more than 20 minutes about restoring the pool and other facilities. According to CNN, while speaking at the Lincoln Memorial, Trump showed photographs illustrating the work of his administration and promised to veto all Democratic legislative initiatives if they win the election. That same day, new New York Times/Sienna polls showed the Democratic Party had significantly strengthened its position and was close to winning control of the Senate, leading in five of seven key states.