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Is ‘86 47’ Graffiti Targeting Donald Trump? Lincoln Memorial Vandalism Sparks Probe
The vandalism comes as the reflecting pool is under renovation and days after James Comey was indicted over the same phrase.
- On Friday, U.S. Park Police launched an investigation after vandals spray-painted "8647" across a 15-by-30-foot section of the under-renovation Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, prompting officials to cover the site with tarps.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is overseeing an accelerated beautification project at the site, designed to repair decades of leaking granite and install a flag-blue surface ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary this summer.
- The numeric shorthand combines restaurant slang for "get rid of" with a reference to President Donald Trump, the 47th president; former FBI Director James Comey was indicted this week for posting the same sequence on social media.
- National Park Service police called the vandalism "unacceptable and will not be tolerated on federal lands," while confirming an active investigation is underway to identify those responsible for the destruction.
- This discovery follows heightened security concerns surrounding the president, including a separate incident last Saturday when a man breached a checkpoint at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
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