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Threatening Messages at Lincoln Memorial Pool Spur Arrests

6/28/2026

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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum reported threatening messages aimed at President Donald Trump near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Vandalism damaged the 2,028-foot reflecting pool, leading to seven arrests, citations and eighteen police reports.
President Trump said fertilizer caused an algae bloom that workers treated with hydrogen peroxide.
The White House released a June 19 video of suspects.
U.S. Park Police issued a bulletin asking the public to identify the individual responsible.

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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum reported threatening messages aimed at President Donald Trump near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Vandalism damaged the 2,028-foot reflecting pool, leading to seven arrests, citations and eighteen police reports.
President Trump said fertilizer caused an algae bloom that workers treated with hydrogen peroxide.
The White House released a June 19 video of suspects.
U.S. Park Police issued a bulletin asking the public to identify the individual responsible.