Trump Threatens to Arrest Anyone Who Vandalizes Reflecting Pool

Source: www.nbcnews.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:23:30 GMT

President Donald Trump is threatening years in jail for anyone who vandalizes the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. On Friday, U.S. Park police arrested Olympic canoeist David Hearn, charging him with destruction of government property after he reached into the water to touch a piece of the peeling paint. Hearn denies the charge. NBC’s Gary Grumbach reports for Sunday TODAY.

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: Jeanine Pirro's wild threat over Reflecting Pool sparks mockery: 'Going to get hilarious' — www.rawstory.com
Left: Trump's inspection report from Reflecting Pool astonishes analysts: 'Bonkers' — www.rawstory.com
Left: The Reflecting Pool Mess Is Right Out of Trump’s Destructive Playbook — www.motherjones.com
Left: Trump 'embarrassed' as his Iran deal becomes the 'joke in Washington': analyst — www.rawstory.com
Center-Left: Reflecting Pool repairs become personal for Trump — www.axios.com
Center-Left: Trump blames vandals for Reflecting Pool problems and says it may need to be drained again — www.nbcnews.com
Center-Left: Trump says repair work to begin ‘immediately’ on beleaguered reflecting pool — www.theguardian.com
Center-Right: Pirro vows to prosecute Reflection Pool vandals — thehill.com
Right: Former Olympian among those charged with vandalizing Reflecting Pool; Trump says basin must be drained: report — www.foxnews.com
Right: Britain is paying the price for years of woke ideology — www.theblaze.com
Right: Trump says vandalism at Reflecting Pool will force drainage for 'necessary repairs' — www.washingtontimes.com

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