President Donald Trump’s plan for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was temporarily derailed after vandals painted a message that the Department of Justice considers a threat.
“Around 7:20 a.m. this morning, the U.S. Park Police was notified by the National Park Service of approximately 15-by-30-foot ‘8647’ graffiti spray-painted in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool,” a spokesperson for the U.S. Park Police told The Washington Examiner on Friday.
“An active investigation is underway, and those responsible will be identified and held fully accountable,” the spokesperson added.
The graffiti comes just days after former FBI Director James Comey was indicted for sharing a photo of seashells spelling out “8647.”
The number “86” is American slang used in the restaurant industry for out-of-stock items and has come to mean “get rid of.” The Justice Department had argued that Comey made a threat on Trump’s life because he is the 47th president.
The president recently roiled opponents by having the reflecting pool painted blue as a part of his effort to remake Washington, D.C. The paint job was put on hold on Friday as tarps were placed over the graffiti.
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