EPISODE · Jun 22, 2026 · 7 MIN
Reflecting Pool Arrests Made
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ABC News Investigative Reporter Peter Charalambous talks about how President Trump said Saturday afternoon that the U.S. Park Police had arrested multiple people he alleged were vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has been plagued with algae and peeling paint in the days since the Trump administration completed a costly renovation. The Washington Post identified one man who was detained Saturday as 67-year-old David Hearn, a three-time U.S. Olympian canoeist, who denied any vandalism. According to the Post, Hearn was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property. Does picking at already-peeling paint count as destruction of government property? Is there a warranty on the work already done on the pool?
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ABC News Investigative Reporter Peter Charalambous talks about how President Trump said Saturday afternoon that the U.S. Park Police had arrested multiple people he alleged were vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has been plagued with algae and peeling paint in the days since the Trump administration completed a costly renovation. The Washington Post identified one man who was detained Saturday as 67-year-old David Hearn, a three-time U.S. Olympian canoeist, who denied any vandalism. According to the Post, Hearn was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property. Does picking at already-peeling paint count as destruction of government property? Is there a warranty on the work already done on the pool?
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