The National World War II Memorial's fountain was filled with soap, causing suds to spill over its sides, while graffiti reading 'Clean hands Dirty $' along with paint splatters appeared on the monument Thursday. No arrests have been made and no suspects named in the vandalism at the memorial, which honors the 400,000 Americans who died and 16 million who served in World War II. U.S. Park Police are investigating and have asked the public for tips.
The Interior Department called the act 'an utter disgrace,' and the nonprofit Friends of the National WWII Memorial described the site as a place of sacred remembrance that should not be used as a canvas for protest. The incident occurred amid a broader push by the Trump administration to renovate sites across Washington, including the Lincoln Memorial Pool and the Kennedy Center.
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