{"id":9519,"date":"2026-08-13T21:50:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=9519"},"modified":"2026-08-13T21:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:50:36","slug":"trump-admin-investigating-graffiti-and-soap-bubbles-at-world-war-ii-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=9519","title":{"rendered":"Trump admin investigating graffiti and soap bubbles at World War II Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            The Interior Department is investigating vandalism at the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, after neon graffiti was painted on the Atlantic Pavilion and the usually clear fountains overflowed with soapy bubbles.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=9517\">Inside the drama at ActBlue \u2013 and why some Democrats are quietly afraid it could cost them in the midterms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            On the inner side of the fountain, graffiti written in neon orange states: \u201cClean hands Dirty $,\u201d according to a photo first posted by freelance photographer Andrew Leyden. Pink and green graffiti also litters the pavilion in the photo, though the area was later completely blocked off by law enforcement, which swarmed the area Thursday afternoon.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The large whips of foam in the water appeared to be a result of someone pouring soap into the fountain.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In a statement to CNN, the Interior Department called the vandalism \u201can utter disgrace,\u201d adding that US Park Police is on the scene.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThe World War II Memorial is a sacred place to honor the service of our members of the Armed Forces and the over 400,000 Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice in WWII. The vandalism that occurred is an utter disgrace and will not be tolerated. Our U.S. Park Police are on the scene and the investigation is ongoing. The public should know we will find the person responsible for this disgusting act,\u201d the department said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            It\u2019s the latest trouble for Washington\u2019s National Mall. Renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool pushed by President Donald Trump resulted in peeling paint and a huge algae bloom earlier in the summer, and the pool remains drained for repairs. And the numbers \u201c86 47\u201d \u2014 a phrase generally used to signal opposition to Trump \u2014 appeared etched into the grass near the Washington Monument in June.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=9509\">This \u2018perfect invader\u2019 is spreading across the world. It\u2019s costing economies billions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) said in a statement that it expects \u201caccountability for this disgraceful act and a swift response to restore the memorial.\u201d It called both the soap bubbles and the graffiti acts of \u201cprofound disrespect.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cWe eagerly await the National Park Service\u2019s plan for repairing the damage and ensuring the National World War II Memorial remains a fitting and enduring tribute to America\u2019s Greatest Generation,\u201d the veterans organization said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Scott Wimpfheimer, whose family was visiting DC on Thursday from Minnesota and Alabama, told CNN affiliate WJLA that it angered him to see the monument vandalized, and he hopes the culprit is held accountable. He said he has a son and daughter who both served in Iraq.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cIt is a World War II monument. It\u2019s to all the people who died and fought and sacrificed for our country,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cOur kids and our parents put our lives on the line for our country. I just don\u2019t understand.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI hope they catch him and keep him in jail for a long, long time,\u201d he said. \u201cIt has to stop, and maybe hitting them in their pocketbook or locking them up might do it.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=9487\">Why Karoline Leavitt might be impossible for Trump to replace<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Julia Benbrook contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Interior Department is investigating vandalism at the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, after neon graffiti was painted on the Atlantic Pavilion and the usually clear fountains overflowed with soapy bubbles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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