Trump '100% Disagrees' With Pirro on Reflecting Pool Vandalism
Trump criticized Pirro's findings that damage to the Reflecting Pool was caused by "flawed installation" rather than vandalism.
President Donald Trump adamantly disagreed with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's assessment of the damage caused during the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case, resulting in a rare public clash between the president and one of his appointees. In a post on Truth Social, Trump labeled Pirro's conclusion that the damage was due to "flawed installation" rather than vandalism as "100% incorrect."
He asserted that the majority of the damage was clearly caused by vandals, as evidenced by the prominent slogan "86 47" scrawled on the lawn and visible cuts to the pool's liner. Pirro, in a separate post, cited contractor difficulties as the primary cause of the damage, but her decision to drop the felony charges against Olympian David Hearn marked a notable exception in Trump's administration where an aide openly defied his directives.
The case arose from a May protest where demonstrators entered the Reflecting Pool to display political messages, including the controversial slogan "86 47." While some Trump supporters considered it a threat, others deemed it protected political expression.
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