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At least five people arrested in alleged tampering of Reflecting Pool, official says [View all]

Source: NBC News

June 22, 2026, 11:05 AM EDT / Updated June 22, 2026, 2:34 PM EDT

At least five people have been arrested in connection with the alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, an administration official said Monday, as President Donald Trump threatened long prison terms for offenders.

The five arrests and five additional citations to other people have come in the wake of Trump saying Saturday, with no evidence so far, that vandals at the Reflecting Pool cut a 250-foot-long “gash into the beautiful facade of what took so much work, competence, and money to build and complete.”

Among those arrested was former U.S. Olympic canoeist David “Davey” Hearn, who previously told NBC News he was detained for five hours Friday after touching a piece of detached coating at the Reflecting Pool.

Over the weekend, following a meeting with contractors at Camp David, Trump said the Reflecting Pool would likely need to be drained again.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/least-five-people-arrested-allegedly-tampering-reflecting-pool-officia-rcna351154

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At least five people arrested in alleged tampering of Reflecting Pool, official says [View all] BumRushDaShow Monday OP

Sounds like BS to me electric_blue68 Monday #1

Yep. BS! Aussie105 Yesterday #22

so the perpetrator of the original tampering goes free as usual. hmmmm msongs Monday #2

I hope they have great pro bono lawyers who file multiple countersuits RockCreek Monday #3

The lawsuits against these arrests liberalgunwilltravel Monday #4

Who are the other 4 alleged vandals? RB77 Monday #5

"...an administration official said Monday" maxsolomon Monday #7

More attempts to install a police state. tonekat Monday #6

What I heard today Mz Pip Monday #8

Why would she need a GJ to indict? maxsolomon Monday #10

So....yeah that Motorcade stunt purr-rat beauty Monday #9

It's a good thing I'm nowhere near DC. TomSlick Monday #11

How about arresting the real conman that perpetrated this fiasco? OAITW r.2.0 Monday #12

I would love to hear MAGA explain how the supposed vandalism happened IronLionZion Monday #13

Supposedly, someone cut a 350' long slit COL Mustard Yesterday #26

That would be impressive IronLionZion Yesterday #32

T💩p cannot accept the fact that he FUCKED UP AGAIN! OMGWTF Monday #14

TOFU! COL Mustard Yesterday #27

5 people who are gonna get PAID TalenaGor Monday #15

I want discovery IbogaProject Monday #18

100000%!!! TalenaGor Monday #19

As Trump melm00se Yesterday #30

People who "tamper" with the Reflecting Pool get the book thrown at them? ShazzieB Monday #16

"At least five people arrested in alleged tampering..." LudwigPastorius Monday #17

How about arresting the no-bid contractor who did this shitty paint job? Crowman2009 Monday #20

Don't photograph the pool. Don't touch the pool. Don't look at the pool. Bayard Monday #21

The Charlie Kirk pool. twodogsbarking Yesterday #25

What pool? COL Mustard Yesterday #29

"The reflecting pool five" soon to be "the exonerated five" dedl67 Yesterday #23

'People who "tamper" with the Reflecting Pool get the book thrown at them' J_William_Ryan Yesterday #24

Its 14 arrests now BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #28

I predict zero convictions from those alleged arrests. -misanthroptimist Yesterday #31

These prosecutions will be just as successful and the subway guy's prosecution LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #33