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Saturday, August 01, 2026

Trump publicly broke with one of his closest political allies Saturday, criticizing U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro over her office's decision to drop a high-profile vandalism case involving the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Trump rejected the Friday decision from Pirro's office to move to dismiss felony charges against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn after prosecutors concluded that newly disclosed evidence showed the damage to the pool stemmed largely from flawed contractor work rather than vandalism. "I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "I don't know what she was thinking?"

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. The president insisted the incident "was a pure case of VANDALISM," arguing that while there "may have been some contractor difficulty," the "major damage was caused by VANDALS!" Trump pointed specifically to large "86 47" lettering emblazoned on the grass surrounding the pool as evidence.

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"The disagreement also underscores how personally invested Trump has become in the Reflecting Pool saga. The president has repeatedly cited the incident as an example of vandalism against federal property, using it to argue for tougher punishments and more aggressive prosecutions. His post Saturday showed he remains unconvinced by his own Justice Department's conclusion that contractor failures - not vandals - were primarily responsible for the damage."

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#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-08-01 04:54 PM | Reply

I guess Pirro, who often exhibits a dodgy relationship with the truth herself, was supposed to burn her license to practice law on the altar of Trump's self-regard. Take one for Trump. Right.

The world's animal population should rejoice the bum never had a pet - in his life - considering how he treats his human and human-ish "friends."

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-08-01 05:20 PM | Reply

Fat bald demented pedo needs a dirt nap.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-08-01 05:38 PM | Reply

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