Graffiti Threatens Trump, Pool Renovation Continues

0:00It's May 2nd. This is U.S. News Today, AI-powered stories shaping the nation. I'm Cory with the story. Police found huge graffiti reading, 8647 spray painted, near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington. It showed up Friday around 720 AM, covering about 15 by 30 feet on the pool that's getting a major facelift. U.S. Park police jumped on it right away, securing the spot and planning cleanup. That phrase packs a punch. 86 is slang for getting rid of something, and folks see it as a threat aimed at President Trump, the 47th. Guy in that chair. Earlier this week, a grand jury even indicted former FBI director James Comey over a deleted Instagram post with C-Shel spelling out the same. Numbers. Calling it a serious threat. Park police called the vandalism totally unacceptable on federal land, and promised to track down whoever did it and make them pay. A freelance journalist spotted cops on scene that morning, with tarps over two areas,

1:01and workers chatting amid some prior graffiti issues. This all hits during a big renovation. Trump ordered for the pool's bottom, painting it American flag blue to fix leaks and spruce it up ahead of the. Nations 250th birthday on July 4. Crews kicked it into gear after Trump caught out the old administration for letting it get filthy. Investigators are still digging, but the projects pushing forward to shine by Independence Day. Turning that historic spot into a real patriotic, glow up.