{"id":2644661,"date":"2026-08-13T19:51:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T23:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/interior-blames-vandals-for-bubbles-pouring-out-of-wwii-memorial\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T19:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T23:55:52","slug":"interior-blames-vandals-for-bubbles-pouring-out-of-wwii-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/interior-blames-vandals-for-bubbles-pouring-out-of-wwii-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior blames vandals for bubbles pouring out of WWII Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Finterior-blames-vandals-for-bubbles-pouring-out-of-wwii-memorial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2644661&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the Interior Department announced that vandals were responsible for causing bubbles to fill the fountain at the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall, dismissing rumors that it was part of a cleaning process. The department emphasized that vandalism is unacceptable,and a police investigation is ongoing,with the hope of identifying the perpetrator. Such acts could lead to felony charges under federal law, potentially resulting in up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. The article references past incidents, including damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during the Trump management, which involved vandalism allegations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-trump-can-use-four-witnesses-attorney-general-james-sought-to-block-i-dont-want-a-retrial\/\" title=\"Judge rules ... can use four witnesses Attorney General James sought to block: &#039;I don&#039;t want a retrial&#039;\">subsequent legal actions<\/a>.Additionally,the WWII Memorial underwent a $3 million renovation in early 2023,modernizing the fountains and adding lighting,as part of a broader effort to beautify and secure Washington,D.C., following a 2025 executive order.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/interior-department\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"16456\">Interior Department<\/a> on Thursday said vandals were responsible for bubbles filling the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-world-war-ii-memorial\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4652\">National World War II Memorial<\/a> fountain on the National Mall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Interior Department spokesperson confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the bubbles were the result of vandalism, and not part of a unique cleaning process as some online users speculated. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PenguinSix\/status\/2087975418477301901?s=20\">Photos<\/a> of the vandalism showed mounds of bubbles in the monument\u2019s fountain.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4686871\/interior-department-world-war-ii-memorial-fountain-vandalized-bubbles\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Interior Department blames vandals for bubbles pouring out of World War II Memorial<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4686592\/flock-ceo-outlines-policy-changes-after-uproar-over-surveillance-network\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Flock CEO outlines policy changes after uproar over \u2018surveillance\u2019 network<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4686165\/georgia-police-officers-arrested-flock-camera-stalking\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Three former Georgia police officers charged with using Flock cameras for stalking<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe vandalism that occurred is an utter disgrace and will not be tolerated,\u201d the department said. \u201cOur <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/u-s-park-police\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"16457\">U.S. Park Police<\/a> are on the scene and the investigation is ongoing. The public should know we will find the person responsible for this disgusting act.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The perpetrator could face felony charges under <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/16\/426i\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/16\/426i\">federal law governing monuments<\/a>. Pouring soap in the fountain poses a risk to the mechanical pumps, and if repairs cost more than $1,000, felony charges could be brought against the vandal. If convicted, the vandals could face up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"339\">Trump administration<\/a> has demonstrated it takes tampering with federal property incredibly seriously. President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> and the Interior Department recently drained and resealed the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, but the project went south when the water filled with algae blooms and paint began peeling from the surface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump claimed the damage to the pool was the result of vandalism, and charges were brought against several individuals accused of such a crime, including a felony charge against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn. U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeanine-pirro\/\">Jeanine Pirro<\/a> later dropped the charges against all the individuals, citing the cause of the damage as flawed installation. Trump has since urged Pirro to reopen the cases, maintaining the pool was vandalized.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4683232\/doj-possible-new-reflecting-pool-vandalism-charges-trump\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4683232\/doj-possible-new-reflecting-pool-vandalism-charges-trump\/\">DOJ WON\u2019T RULE OUT NEW CHARGES FOR REFLECTING POOL VANDALS AS TRUMP CALLS TO REVISIT DROPPED CASES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The World War II Memorial was closed for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/nama\/learn\/news\/wwiifountain.htm\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/nama\/learn\/news\/wwiifountain.htm\">cleaning and renovations<\/a> in January. As part of the project, the fountains were modernized, and new lighting was installed. The renovations were complete in May and cost over $3 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The memorial and several other monuments around the district were renovated as part of Trump\u2019s March 2025 executive order titled\u00a0\u201cMaking the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vandals caused bubbles at WWII Memorial, says Interior Department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2644662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26191556003018.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[16369,63024,16384,6774,84128],"class_list":["post-2644661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-graffiti","tag-interior-2","tag-vandalism","tag-vandals","tag-wwii-memorial"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26191556003018.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2644661"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2644665,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2644661\/revisions\/2644665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2644662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2644661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2644661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2644661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}