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BumRushDaShow

(173,374 posts)
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 04:49 PM 8 hrs ago

At least five people arrested in alleged tampering of Reflecting Pool, official says

Source: NBC News

June 22, 2026, 11:05 AM EDT / Updated June 22, 2026, 2:34 PM EDT


At least five people have been arrested in connection with the alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, an administration official said Monday, as President Donald Trump threatened long prison terms for offenders.

The five arrests and five additional citations to other people have come in the wake of Trump saying Saturday, with no evidence so far, that vandals at the Reflecting Pool cut a 250-foot-long “gash into the beautiful facade of what took so much work, competence, and money to build and complete.”

Among those arrested was former U.S. Olympic canoeist David “Davey” Hearn, who previously told NBC News he was detained for five hours Friday after touching a piece of detached coating at the Reflecting Pool.

Over the weekend, following a meeting with contractors at Camp David, Trump said the Reflecting Pool would likely need to be drained again.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/least-five-people-arrested-allegedly-tampering-reflecting-pool-officia-rcna351154

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At least five people arrested in alleged tampering of Reflecting Pool, official says (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago OP
Sounds like BS to me electric_blue68 8 hrs ago #1
so the perpetrator of the original tampering goes free as usual. hmmmm msongs 8 hrs ago #2
I hope they have great pro bono lawyers who file multiple countersuits RockCreek 7 hrs ago #3
The lawsuits against these arrests liberalgunwilltravel 7 hrs ago #4
Who are the other 4 alleged vandals? RB77 7 hrs ago #5
"...an administration official said Monday" maxsolomon 6 hrs ago #7
More attempts to install a police state. tonekat 7 hrs ago #6
What I heard today Mz Pip 6 hrs ago #8
Why would she need a GJ to indict? maxsolomon 5 hrs ago #10
So....yeah that Motorcade stunt purr-rat beauty 6 hrs ago #9
It's a good thing I'm nowhere near DC. TomSlick 4 hrs ago #11
How about arresting the real conman that perpetrated this fiasco? OAITW r.2.0 4 hrs ago #12
I would love to hear MAGA explain how the supposed vandalism happened IronLionZion 4 hrs ago #13
T💩p cannot accept the fact that he FUCKED UP AGAIN! OMGWTF 3 hrs ago #14
5 people who are gonna get PAID TalenaGor 3 hrs ago #15
I want discovery IbogaProject 2 hrs ago #18
100000%!!! TalenaGor 2 hrs ago #19
People who "tamper" with the Reflecting Pool get the book thrown at them? ShazzieB 3 hrs ago #16
"At least five people arrested in alleged tampering..." LudwigPastorius 2 hrs ago #17
How about arresting the no-bid contractor who did this shitty paint job? Crowman2009 2 hrs ago #20
Don't photograph the pool. Don't touch the pool. Don't look at the pool. Bayard 1 hr ago #21

RB77

(131 posts)
5. Who are the other 4 alleged vandals?
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 06:09 PM
7 hrs ago

I can’t find any names or charges. Are they trying to fabricate people that don’t exist? Yep,- I’m wearing tin on my head today but from current experience, - wouldn’t surprise me. 😒

maxsolomon

(39,373 posts)
7. "...an administration official said Monday"
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 06:42 PM
6 hrs ago

So far, no specifics.

I presume the vile MSM will run that information down today.

Mz Pip

(28,540 posts)
8. What I heard today
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 06:55 PM
6 hrs ago

was Pirro will have to go to the grand jury to get indictments to prosecute these fabricated offenses. Good luck with that.

TomSlick

(13,122 posts)
11. It's a good thing I'm nowhere near DC.
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 08:31 PM
4 hrs ago

I would be stirring the algae with my middle finger until arrested.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,947 posts)
12. How about arresting the real conman that perpetrated this fiasco?
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 09:05 PM
4 hrs ago

How much did Trump make on this no-bid contract?

IronLionZion

(51,695 posts)
13. I would love to hear MAGA explain how the supposed vandalism happened
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 09:11 PM
4 hrs ago

or why anyone would want to do such a thing. As if people are sneaking in algae and peeling paint.

IbogaProject

(6,176 posts)
18. I want discovery
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:46 PM
2 hrs ago

Let's see the contract, records of materials purchased, payroll records and so on. Plus any records of the timing of the coats, and details about surface preparation. Also details about the filter being removed and details about water sources for the pool before and when they switched to river water during, checks notes, peak planting season.

ShazzieB

(23,060 posts)
16. People who "tamper" with the Reflecting Pool get the book thrown at them?
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:26 PM
3 hrs ago

People who "tamper" with the Reflecting Pool get the book thrown at them, while people who stormed the Capitol, assaulted police officers, and built a gallows to hang Mike Pence get a full pardon, lavish praise, and a cash payout?

Bayard

(30,629 posts)
21. Don't photograph the pool. Don't touch the pool. Don't look at the pool.
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 11:36 PM
1 hr ago

Don't even think about the pool.

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