Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the same spot where he held his big July 4 celebration
Trump said the damage followed a July 4 event with more than 400,000 attendees, but photos show workers removed stage structures before the grass turned brown.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump blamed vandals for dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial, where he hosted a July 4 event celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary.
- Webcam photos from the Washington Monument show a large stage and seating areas covered the lawn; Associated Press photos revealed brown, damaged grass after workers removed the structures.
- Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for capital renovation damage without evidence, recently criticizing Attorney Jeanine Pirro after her office concluded Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool damage resulted from poor construction, not vandalism.
- Authorities on Friday announced the arrest of Melissa L. Farris for vandalism at the Memorial, where the words "Clean hands dirty $." were painted on the monument.
- Trump previously posted a photo appearing to show numbers "86 47" etched in grass, which officials termed a threat, though these markings are not visible in the photo posted on Sunday.
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Trump humiliated on MS NOW over dead grass diatribe as glaring omission called out
A new Washington, DC vandalism claim made by President Donald Trump on Sunday night did not survive the light of day on Monday morning. Late Sunday night, the president flew into a rage that appeared to be aimed at US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, and posted an aerial shot of the lawn on the Washington Ma...
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that vandals were responsible for the vast areas of dead grass observed on the National Mall, near the Second World War Memorial, at the very place where he had set up a scene and welcomed the crowd for his celebration on July 4.
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Trump blames vandals for killing grass where he held event
US President Donald Trump has claimed large areas of dead grass at the National Mall in Washington were caused by ‘vandals.’ It comes after Trump repeatedly claimed that algae blooms and peeling pool lining in the waters of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool were the result of vandalism. On Truth Social, Trump shared an aerial image of the grass at […]
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