President Donald Trump said Sunday that he plans to deliver a closing midterm election message at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, putting his delayed, costly, and troubled restoration project back into the spotlight as Election Day approaches.

Speaking to reporters after deplaning from Air Force One before a rally in Iowa, Trump said that holding an event at the landmark would "show how beautiful it is."

"We might hold it tomorrow or something," Trump added without offering specific details. In a social media message posted prior to landing, Trump said his Sunday evening rally in Kansas—following his stop in Iowa— "Will be my last stop."

This statement suggests that rather than traveling on Monday to key swing states to energize his "Make America Great Again" base as Republicans attempt to preserve their congressional majorities, Trump could instead choose an event at a Washington renovation site that has proved both contentious and embarrassing.

A sign explaining the restoration work at the…