Federal authorities launched a full investigation after discovering massive anti-Trump graffiti spray-painted on the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Friday morning, with the threatening message appearing just days after former FBI Director James Comey faced indictment for posting the same phrase targeting President Trump.
Federal Investigation Underway
U.S. Park Police confirmed the vandalism around 7:20 a.m. Friday, describing approximately 15-by-30-foot graffiti reading ‘8647’ spray-painted directly onto the reflecting pool bottom. The code ’86’ represents restaurant industry slang meaning to eliminate or kill, paired with ’47’ referencing Trump as the 47th president. National Park Service and U.S. Park Police issued strong condemnation, stating the vandalism ‘will not be tolerated on federal lands’ and promising full accountability for those responsible. Workers covered the targeted areas with tarps while cleanup arrangements proceeded.
Trump’s Historic Renovation Project
The vandalism struck during Trump’s ambitious renovation of the 2,030-foot reflecting pool, a project aimed at restoring the landmark before America’s 250th birthday celebration July 4. Trump personally directed the low-cost fix after blasting the Biden administration for allowing the pool to become ‘filthy’ and ‘leaking like a sieve.’ Working with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and contractors from his real-estate background, Trump installed an industrial-grade American Flag Blue liner for an estimated $1-2 million, avoiding a proposed $300 million replacement that would have taken three years.
Security Concerns Escalate
The threatening graffiti comes amid heightened security concerns surrounding the president. Trump survived two assassination attempts during the 2024 campaign and faced another incident last week when an individual stormed a security checkpoint during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. No suspects have been identified and no arrests reported as of Friday night. The timing follows Comey’s May 2025 indictment for posting an image featuring the identical ’86 47′ phrase on Instagram, underscoring the phrase’s established threatening context.
Watching our press spinning all that favers Trump to the negative. I thought i’ve seen everything. But this is just gone to FAR!!!!
It’s discusting!!
On every newscast every MSM newscast has to bring up the terribly high fuel prices wile sticking a microphone into the faces of people adding fuel to their vehicle at gas stations while editing out ones who refuse to complain and/or blame Trump. Yet when Joey was occupying the WH fuel prices were even higher then now but the price of fuel was hardly mentioned on the news as it is now. Spin, spin, spin is what the MSM does best.