Olympian David Hearn was arrested for allegedly touching the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool between the President Donald TrumpAlleged vandalism has taken place at the monument.
The passenger, 67, said Washington Post on Saturday, June 20, where he was taken into custody accused of destroying government property the previous day and was detained for five hours before he was finally released. Hearn was ordered to appear in Washington DC Superior Court on July 9.
Per Hearn, combined the 52-mile bike ride with a stop at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has undergone a $14 million renovation project to paint the bottom of the pool “the blue American flag.” The athlete said he saw part of the liner separated and put his hand in the water to see what the piece looked like.
“I didn’t destroy or break or peel anything,” he told the press Submit. “When I saw what was happening, I was handcuffed.”
He added, “I put my hand in there, and I was able to grab the end of that flapping piece, the piece that was coming off, it was still stuck to the ground, I didn’t take anything out.”
The 2000 Summer Olympic rower insisted he “didn’t destroy anything.”
Conservative Emily Miller shared photos of Hearn’s arrest, though he said he was “holding a hose used by female National Park Service workers to remove algae.” Hearn denied that, although he admitted that his bike may have hit the pipe.
Us Weekly has reached out to the US park police for comment.
The incident occurred hours before Trump, 80, claimed via TruthSocial that vandals were responsible for the damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
On Friday, June 19, the president wrote: “We have cleaned, repaired, and decorated over 45 Memorials and Monuments, 28 Statues, and 22 Fountains in Washington, DC,” the president wrote on Friday, June 19. “Things are looking really good in our Nation’s Capital, and you add to that that when I became president, Crime was rampant, and now it is one of the C states.
Park Service workers use vacuums to remove green algae from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesHe continued, “However, we have had real problems with the vandalism of the beautiful Reflecting Pool, between The Washington Monument and The Lincoln Memorial. Like three days ago, they destroyed the grass outside the Pool, and did everything they could to damage the newly installed interior.”
I New York Times reported on Friday that the lake appears to be abandoning aspects of its renovation, with excessive peeling, “parts of clothing” and parts of the “blue American flag” visible to tourists amid an ongoing algae crisis.
President Donald Trump was not impressed with one question from ABC News political correspondent Rachel Scott. “Mr. President, you are here against the backdrop of the Iran war,” Scott, 33, asked Trump, 79, on Thursday, May 7, during a brief Q&A with reporters. “Why are we focusing on all these projects right now? […]
Trump insisted that saboteurs somehow used chemicals “to destroy and undermine our good work,” although those allegations have yet to be proven.
“It is a shame that Radical Left Lunatics, possibly Dumocats, who have spent their lives trying to destroy our country, are free to do so,” the president said on Friday. “Law enforcement is investigating this situation, and I hope to resolve it soon. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
