What does the rake represent and how would the President use it to solve the problem? What is the significance of the U. S. Capitol in the background?

tenochtitlan (also spelled tenochtitlán), located on an island near the western shore of lake texcoco in central mexico, was the capital city and religious centre of the aztec civilization. the traditional founding date of the city was 1345 ce and it remained the most important aztec centre until its destruction at the hands of the conquering spanish led by hernán cortés in 1521 ce, which led to the final collapse of the aztec empire.

no one really purchased it themselves, it was all america, they had debates etc.