Trump blames ‘VANDALS’ for damaging National Mall grass after World War II Memorial graffiti
Anybody who thinks the Reflecting Pool wasn’t vandalized should go back to Law School! President… pic.twitter.com/hQx8ieCUZq— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) August 17, 2026 The area Trump appeared to be referring to was also the site of the stage for the Salute to America festival, part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration on the Fourth of July.
- ▪Anybody who thinks the Reflecting Pool wasn’t vandalized should go back to Law School!
- ▪President… pic.twitter.com/hQx8ieCUZq— Commentary Donald J.
- ▪Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) August 17, 2026 The area Trump appeared to be referring to was also the site of the stage for the Salute to America festival, part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration on the Fourth of
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President Donald Trump blamed vandals for destroying a stretch of grass on the National Mall between the World War II Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial, days after vandals allegedly filled the World War II Memorial fountain with soap, causing it to bubble.“Look what VANDALS did to the grass connecting the vandalized World War II Monument and the vandalized Reflecting Pool, which will be opened again, and better than ever, shortly,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Anybody who thinks the Reflecting Pool wasn’t vandalized should go back to Law School!” Recommended Stories Ossoff rips Trump over closeness with White House aide in new Democratic attack line Trump blames ‘VANDALS’ for damaging National Mall grass after World War II Memorial graffiti UK prime minister mistakenly texts Susie Wiles…
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