What's going on: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool saboteurs, step aside.There’s a new criminal wreaking havoc upon our nation’s capitol. At least, that’s according to President Donald Trump, who took to Truth Social to accuse would-be vandals over a patch of dead grass outside the National Mall. The scene of the alleged crime spans the area where the president held his July 4th celebrations. (And where a large stage, production vehicles, and seating for thousands were used for the event.) After a woman was charged with a felony for allegedly spray-painting on the World War II Memorial, the president used the moment to re-up his claims that vandals are to blame for the trampled turf...and the damaged Reflecting Pool. He posted, “Anybody who thinks the Reflecting Pool wasn’t vandalized should go back to Law School!”
Again?: Yes. President Trump has made accusations without any evidence before. See: his claims of 2020 election fraud. But even after his own appointed state attorney Jeanine Pirro dismissed charges earlier this summer against the three people accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, Trump refuses to let it go. Pirro later admitted a “botched installation” led to the damages, and the president accused her of “folding like a cheap umbrella.” Now, with the president’s brand new Attorney General Todd Blanche at the helm, Trump may have a backer for his frustrations about the ongoing issues with the pool. And maybe the trampled grass, too.
