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Park Police Release Video, Ducks Dead at Lincoln Pool

6/28/2026

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U.S. Park Police released a video of a kneeling person near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and asked to identify them.
President Donald Trump announced six arrests, claimed a 350-foot gash in its coating, and released no evidence.
The Interior Department and the Center for Biological Diversity said fencing will be installed early and urged a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service probe after dead ducks were found in the pool.

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Story summary

U.S. Park Police released a video of a kneeling person near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and asked to identify them.
President Donald Trump announced six arrests, claimed a 350-foot gash in its coating, and released no evidence.
The Interior Department and the Center for Biological Diversity said fencing will be installed early and urged a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service probe after dead ducks were found in the pool.