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President Trump on Saturday slammed RINO Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn for their attempts to derail Todd Blanche’s confirmation as Attorney General again and announced that he will “push hard” for an Anti-Weaponization Bill to be passed.
Trump previously announced that he would withdraw Blanche’s nomination until Cornyn and Tillis are out of office after a Senate committee postponed a key vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General.
Trump said on Saturday that the previously scrapped the $1.776 billion fund to compensate victims of Biden-era abuse will also be reinstated by the Anti-Weaponization Bill after they’re gone. The President said he will “push hard to get the Anti-Weaponization Bill, which takes care of those who have been so badly treated by the Crooked Joe Biden (and Obuma!) Administration (I get nothing, although I was treated horribly!), PASSED.”
On Friday, Trump addressed the issue during a cabinet meeting, where he defended the fund and slammed John Cornyn for executing a personal vendetta against Trump.
“I’m talking about the weaponization against large numbers of people in our country by the Biden administration and by Obama, but by the Biden administration in particular, in this case, but large numbers of people, their lives have been ruined, they’ve been destroyed, their families have been, you know, decimated, they’ve gone to prison for no reason whatsoever,” Trump said.
“I don’t want to be covered by the fund. I probably was abused more than anybody in the history of our country, but I wasn’t looking for that.”
“Todd Blanche is a very, very good man, and he shouldn’t be in the middle of this. He should get approved because you will never get anybody like him. You’re never going to get anybody. And to make him a pawn on this whole thing,” Trump added, noting that Cornyn is just lashing out because Trump endorsed his primary opponent, Ken Paxton.
He further agreed that the Weaponization Fund is “dead,” but he wishes it weren’t. “I’d like to see them compensated for the pain… the Biden administration and the Obama administration weaponized government and destroyed lives.”
When Trump was asked about the Blanche confirmation fight, he again reminded reporters. “Don’t forget, Senator Cornyn thought [Blanche] was phenomenal until he lost.”
He’s become a very angry person, and I understand,” Trump added.

Trump went on to slam Cornyn and Tillis, saying they’re “upset because I wouldn’t Endorse them (they lost, and quit, respectively!).” He added that Todd Blanche will remain in the AG’s office and that he will take care of weaponization victims.
“It will immediately be back on the table, and I will get it done,” he said.
Full statement below:
If Senators Cornyn and Tillis, both upset because I wouldn’t Endorse them (they lost, and quit, respectively!), aren’t going to approve Todd Blanche, one of the most respected professionals, according to everybody, in the Country, to be the United States Attorney General, then I will keep Todd as Acting A.G., and push hard to get the Anti-Weaponization Bill, which takes care of those who have been so badly treated by the Crooked Joe Biden (and Obuma!) Administration (I get nothing, although I was treated horribly!), PASSED. Todd Blanche was a voice of reason! It will immediately be back on the table, and I will get it done. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT

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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
The Department of Justice dropped charges late Friday against an Olympic canoeist accused of vandalizing the National Mall’s Reflecting Pool and instead dismissed another Trump administration department’s claims over its condition.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro filed a motion to dismiss her office’s July 2 second-degree felony indictment against three-time Olympian David Hearn, 67, NBC News reported. Hearn was arrested in June by U.S. Park Police (USPP) after officers spotted him inspecting the iconic pool’s apparently peeling lining. In her motion, Pirro — a former Fox News host and noted ally of President Donald Trump — said the Department of the Interior (DOI), which oversees the USPP, had presented a misleading case to the Justice Department (DOJ).
Trump, shortly thereafter, doubled down on the argument that the pool’s condition was “VANDALISM [sic],” indicating he disagreed “100%” with his appointee in a Saturday post to Truth Social.
“Based upon the initial reports provided by the [DOI] and the [USPP], the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (“USAO-DC”) presented the grand jury with evidence that damage to the Reflecting Pool was caused by vandals, including the defendant in this case, David Hearn,” Pirro wrote in the Friday filing.
At a July 2 press conference announcing her office’s indictment of Hearn, the U.S. attorney had declared the retired canoeist “willfully destroyed property” at the pool and “ripped a piece of recently installed sealant.”
Pirro, however, has reversed course, writing in her Friday motion that the Reflecting Pool’s extreme state of disrepair was not caused by vandalism, as the DOI claimed. Instead, she said, it was “the result of a botched installation” she noted was rushed in order for it to be completed in time for the country’s 250th birthday on July 4.
The judge-turned-U.S. attorney also stated it was not until after Hearn’s indictment was returned “that the DOI provided additional documents” to her office showing the party responsible for the pool’s damage was Atlantic Industrial Coatings (AIC), the contractor handling its renovation. Pirro concluded that AIC went about the repairs in a “flawed” manner.
The White House referred the Daily Caller News Foundation to Trump’s Truth Social post when asked for comment. Neither Pirro’s office, the DOI, nor Hearn’s attorney, Norm Eisen, immediately responded to the DCNF’s requests for comment.

Pirro also wrote that her office was not aware of evidence the “botched installation” and not vandalism was to blame for the pool’s sudden aesthetic deterioration until the DOI shared these documents.
“Because these recently-produced materials significantly undermine the evidentiary basis for the indictment initially supplied by the DOI and [USPP], the USAO-DC respectfully moves to dismiss the indictment without prejudice,” her motion concludes.
Trump, however, pushed back against his longtime ally’s conclusion, writing on his preferred social media platform, “There may have been some contractor difficulty, but the major damage was caused by VANDALS!”
“I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro … on the Reflecting Pool. I don’t know what she was thinking?” the president wrote on Truth Social. “To me, it was a pure case of VANDALISM, that included the grass, which had a big 86 47 emblazoned in giant letters on it, and other elements of the surrounding area.”
The numerical phrase — which many Trump supporters believe constitutes a threat to assassinate the president — was found graffitied on the Reflecting Pool in May and marking a section of the nearby National Mall’s grass the following month. In the service industry, the term “86,” is widely used as a euphemism to mean kicking out a customer or denying them service. Trump, during his second term, is the 47th president of the United States.
The president and his DOI secretary, Doug Burgum, have long maintained that alleged vandals were responsible for the pool’s new “American flag blue” paint job peeling in sheets. The pool has simultaneously turned green due to an immense algae bloom — a phenomenon which has caused pro-algae protestors to flock to its side.
Burgum’s DOI had, in April, doled out a $6.9 million no-bid contract to AIC, The New York Times reported in April.
When a party makes a no-bid contract, it approaches one entity without fielding competing offers. The federal government usually pursues such contracts in cases of emergency or extreme urgency, the outlet noted in its May report. White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers had told the outlet at the time that the Pool’s remodeling was “being completed at ‘Trump speed’” to ensure it was ready for July 4.
Hearn, a native of the Washington area and a member of the U.S. canoe slalom team during the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Summer Olympics, has maintained his innocence following his arrest and indictment.
Shortly after his arrest by the USPP, the canoeist told The Washington Post in June had been taking a long bicycle ride when he stopped at the Pool to take a look at a sheet he claimed was “already peeling” from its bottom.
“I reached in there, and I was able to grab the end of that flapping piece,” he told the outlet. “It was still attached to the bottom. I didn’t remove anything. I didn’t vandalize anything. I didn’t destroy or break or peel anything.”
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“Wonder Woman” star, Lynda Carter, shocked fans with her age-defying appearance on social media.The 75-year-old actress stunned in a series of photos shared on Instagram on Tuesday, July 28, while promoting her latest project, “Super Troopers 3.””@supertroopers Ride Again!!! Follow them and us (returning cast) For a fantastic road romp!!” she captioned the post. “But….wait for it…the last scene! I’m naked in a bathtub???? Oh noooo, @jaychandreskhar you promised not to show that!”In one of the photos, Carter is all smiles as she lies outside in a bathtub, with bubbles covering her chest and an elegant updo. Behind Carter is a picturesque view of a lake and greenery, and a martini is seen on a table next to her.’80S ICON KRISTY MCNICHOL MAKES RARE APPEARANCE 25 YEARS AFTER LEAVING HOLLYWOODOther photos show the “Supergirl” actress posing with her arms around her co-stars and crew members on the film in a gray robe.”My God, is she getting younger?!😍” one fan wrote in the comments section. Another added, “Still absolutely gorgeous 😍, while a third fan chimed in adding, “Can’t wait! And @reallyndacarter you look amazing!! You don’t age!! ❤️🔥🔥”When speaking to People in March 2024, Carter shared her secret to looking youthful in her 70s, telling the outlet, “People still recognize me all the time as Wonder Woman,” adding that since she hasn’t “cut” her face, “I probably look just myself, but older.””And the reason I’ve never had any facial surgery is just because I’m afraid. It’s scary, because we’ve all seen some bad ones,” she said. “That outcome is spending time in a chair with some really good people doing your hair and makeup.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERShe explained that while most “actors and celebrities always look so great when they’re on the red carpet,” they often look like everyday people without makeup on and when wearing regular clothes.”If everyone did a three-hour makeover before they left the house, then they’d all look amazing,” she said. “What I’m trying to say is, there’s a lot of effort behind those pictures. Don’t think they walk out the door looking like that!”Carter rose to stardom with her career-defining role playing Wonder Woman in the eponymous show, from 1975 to 1979. Decades after the show went off the air, fans continue to associate Carter with the iconic character, but she says she doesn’t mind.When speaking with E! News in October 2016, Carter explained that speaking about the show has never been an issue for her.LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS”I love the character. I love her. I think she stands for so much…I’ve heard so many great stories,” Carter said. “She became so much more than this show or the comic book or the movie, she became a symbol for the beauty and the strength and the loving kindness and the wisdom of women…and gay men.”

President Trump nuked the “FOOL named Rodric Bray,” Indiana’s State Senate Leader, on Friday after the RINO announced that he will not seek reelection as Senate Leader.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Bray announced on Friday that he will not seek another term after eight years as Senate leader. He will, however, remain in office until 2028.
Bray previously led the Senate to kill a proposed congressional redistricting map that would have locked in a 9-0 Republican-Democrat congressional delegation, even though Republicans hold 40 of the chamber’s 50 seats.
The move was meant to counter Democratic states’ attempts to erase Republican congressional seats across the nation.
But the so-called Republican Indiana State Senate caved to the Democrats.
Trump previously blasted the RINO Senators who voted to kill the new map, saying they “couldn’t care less about our Country, or about keeping the Majority in Congress.”
Several of the Senators lost their reelection bid against Trump-endorsed opponents, The Gateway Pundit reported.
Trump has vowed to go after Bray, who is still serving a four-year term as State Senator, in his next election. Trump nuked Bray on Truth Social in January, writing, “We’re after you Bray, like no one has ever come after you before!”

Trump on Friday reacted to the news that Bray will step down from leadership, writing, “I am pleased to announce that the man who so foolishly led the Indiana State Senate, with almost every Candidate losing their Race, many of them in Office for years, will not be seeking Re-Election as Senate President because he wouldn’t have had a chance to be elected.”
“Better yet would be if he would resign from Office, completely, but he will be met by us at the Indiana Polls. Rodric Bray should be ashamed of himself for costing our Country, mainly the Republican Party, two U.S. House Seats, and for costing all of his colleagues who went along with him, an Election loss!” Trump added, slamming him as a “FOOL” who led the Senate down “the Path of Destruction.”
Full statement below:
I am pleased to announce that the man who so foolishly led the Indiana State Senate, with almost every Candidate losing their Race, many of them in Office for years, will not be seeking Re-Election as Senate President because he wouldn’t have had a chance to be elected — Better yet would be if he would resign from Office, completely, but he will be met by us at the Indiana Polls. Rodric Bray should be ashamed of himself for costing our Country, mainly the Republican Party, two U.S. House Seats, and for costing all of his colleagues who went along with him, an Election loss! Isn’t it amazing how Politics works? I want to thank the Great State of Indiana for your support, not only in my Presidential Election, which we won with the Highest Vote in the History of the State, but also for your support in getting rid of wayward Senators, led down the Path of Destruction by a FOOL named Rodric Bray. Indiana, I will never forget your loyalty! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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Gastrointestinal issues have been in the news a lot lately (that’s not a sentence I thought I’d type when I walked across the stage to receive my college degree), and now Tennessee Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley is talking about a nasty offseason stomach bug he dealt with.The culprit?Well, according to Ridley, it was a meal that he had from a certain fast-casual chain known for slinging burritos, burrito bowls, and any other permutation of protein, rice and toppings your heart desires.STOMACH BUGS SURGING AS DOCTORS SAY CERTAIN TRAVEL ESSENTIALS COULD SAVE YOUR TRIPOn Saturday, a reporter asked him about an offseason bout with a 24-hour bug.”Oh, yeah, I did,” he said. “I’ve actually had that a couple of times in my life; maybe three or four times. It’s not a good thing. It’s like a 24-hour thing, but it really puts you down pretty good.”The Titans star revealed that he actually lost around 15 pounds in just 24 hours.WEIGHT-LOSS JOKE TURNS SERIOUS AS ‘CYCLOSPORA SKINNY’ TREND FUELS HEALTH WARNINGSThat’s brutal. Bugs like that are 24 hours of hell.If someone said, “Hey, pick between a stomach bug or being fed feet first into a woodchipper,” obviously, I’d pick the stomach bug, but I would briefly weigh the options.Of course, what with all of the Cyclospora and lettuce hysteria, reporters did their job and asked an important follow-up question about whether or not Ridley’s dilemma was because he had eaten lettuce.”Chipotle,” he replied.Now, come on.First of all, it’s important to note that Chipotle has not been linked to any of the Cyclospora incidents sweeping our nation’s restrooms and toilet paper aisles (weird that it’s still readily available, unlike the early days of COVID, right?).We’ve also reached out to the company for comment on Ridley’s situation.We don’t know the source of Ridley’s ailment, and it’s good that he’s doing better, but I’m tired of Mexican food being public enemy No. 1 anytime someone gets an upset stomach.Whenever anyone’s stomach feels a bit off-kilter, they go straight to the Mexican food. Sure, maybe it played a role, but it’s unfair to just assume.I mean, it’s to the point that in many people’s minds, Mexican food is practically as synonymous with gastrointestinal struggles as Tums and Febreze are.Sure, it’s not going to play as nice with the ol’ pipes as some other cuisines, but we all know that going in. If you’re scared or have plans, maybe eat a few saltines and play it safe.

Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher railed against former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci just days after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times during a Senate hearing over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.During Friday’s episode of HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher called out Fauci for telling “actual lies” about the origins of the virus responsible for over seven million confirmed deaths worldwide following Fauci’s Senate hearing on Wednesday.”He was caught in actual lies,” Maher said, adding, “The big issue to me is the origin of this, which is very important. How did it start?”TOP 5 MOMENTS FROM FAUCI’S HEARING: PAUL BOOTS LAWYER, MORENO ERUPTS AS CONTEMPT VOTE LOOMSThe comedian pointed to Fauci’s previous assertions that the virus originated through animal-to-human contact at a wet market in Wuhan, China.”He was telling people up front when it first began [that] it was from the wet markets. It could not — that’s a conspiracy theory — if you say it escaped from the lab,” Maher said.”And he knew better,” Maher continued. “Because we have him in his diary telling us what he was saying to other scientists, who were saying, ‘No, absolutely.’”Fox News Digital reached out to Fauci for comment.SLACK MESSAGES RELEASED BY RAND PAUL APPEAR TO SHOW AUTHORS OF KEY COVID-19 ORIGIN PAPER HELD PRIVATE DOUBTSMaher went on to point to the controversial theory that the virus was the result of either an accidental or intentional leak from a Chinese laboratory in the same city where the first cases originated.He also blasted Fauci over the crux of his hearing, in which he was questioned regarding the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ funding of “gain-of-function” research in China.Fox News Digital previously covered Fauci’s vehement denial that the controversial research method — which involves scientists altering the genetics of a virus to better understand and treat it — led to the samples breaking free from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.WATCH: RAND PAUL SAYS THERE’S ONE THING AMERICANS HAVE NEVER HEARD FROM FAUCI”I would always have said, don’t do it, but it’s a viable debate,” Maher said, referring to the “gain-of-function” research method. “It’s a reasonable debate — should we soup up something that’s bad, this bacteria, to study it? Maybe if it got out it would be even worse. I think that’s what did happen.”In June 2025, the World Health Organization released a report in which officials determined “the weight of available evidence … suggests zoonotic spillover … either directly from bats or through an intermediate host.”Maher then challenged the controversy surrounding the lab leak theory, which has been supported by President Donald Trump, and suggested the outcry surrounding its merit was largely due to social issues — not scientific evidence.”We could have had that debate in a rational way,” Maher said. “We didn’t want to do that. Because why? Because we make everything about race. And this is one of the repercussions in this.”Maher added that the pandemic brought a racial stigma surrounding the lab leak theory, creating an unfounded taboo on the topic.”You couldn’t say it escaped from the lab, because that was the racist point of view somehow — that the entire Asian continent would have been somehow complicit in this because it escaped from the [lab],” Maher said. “It was ridiculous.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE”But that is where they went,” the comedian continued. “You were racist if you said this escaped from a lab. I think we’ve morphed from a place where we want to obviously not be prejudiced against anybody, to where people of color can never do any wrong.”Maher’s criticism of Fauci marks a notable break from his fellow left-leaning counterparts in media, who have historically stood behind the doctor.”Once again, Bill Maher is willing to level with the country in a way the liberal, elitist media never would,” Curtis Houck, managing editor of NewsBusters at the Media Research Center, told Fox News Digital. “The press should be capable of calling balls and strikes.””But when it comes to most things and their dear Saint Fauci, they must protect him at all costs by either explaining away his damaging diary entries or not covering them at all,” he continued. “The media have made the decision to be joined at the hip with Fauci, even as his credibility has dropped off a cliff.”

“Pure Case Of Vandalism”: Trump Rages As DoJ Drops Reflecting Pool Case Against Former Olympian

Update (1245ET): President Trump has not taken kindly to the DoJ dropping their case against the former Olympian for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, exclaiming his displeasure in a post on X:

I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool. I don’t know what she was thinking? To me, it was a pure case of VANDALISM…

…that included the grass, which had a big 86 47 emblazoned in giant letters on it, and other elements of the surrounding area.

There may have been some contractor difficulty, but the major damage was caused by VANDALS!”

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As we detailed earlier, the Department of Justice dropped the case against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in a court filing on July 31.

Former U.S. Olympic canoe racer David Hearn, 67, was accused of vandalizing the landmark this summer by allegedly pulling up and tearing the protective liner at the bottom of the Reflecting Pool after a $14.7 million renovation.

According to Jacki Thrapp, reporting for The Epoch Times, court documents reveal that after Hearn was indicted, the Department of the Interior provided additional documents to prosecutors which showed that damage in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings.

According to Friday’s filing, the flawed installation happened during “the rush to complete the project prior to events associated with the America 250 celebration in the weeks surrounding Independence Day 2026.”

A defense expert inspected the pool when it was drained, to fix the damage, on July 17 with United States Attorney Jeanine Pirro and staffers and “immediately noted extensive damage.”

The discovery prompted them to dive deeper into installation documents, which showed there were “repeated failures of the lining during the installation process,” according to court docs.

“Given all of this newly discovered information, it is difficult to attribute the widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool to vandalism, let alone to establish that fact beyond a reasonable doubt,” the 20-page filing by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said.

Hearn’s lawyers said in a statement that the case should have never been brought.

“Its dismissal today does not erase the abuse of government power in arresting and charging a patriotic American who did nothing wrong,” the statement read. “The government’s approach was ready, fire, aim. The administration owes Mr. Hearn an apology.”

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on June 26, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The athlete, who previously owned a company that manufactured materials for vessels and competed in the Summer Olympics in 1992, 1996, and 2000, denied allegations that he intentionally tried to damage the pool.

Hearn previously said that he only reached into the water to inspect a section after he saw that the coating was already peeling.

The patriotic pool is nearly 2,030 feet long, 167 feet wide, and can be as deep as 30 inches at its center.

The Maryland-born competitor’s trial was expected to start on Sept. 28 in D.C. Superior Court before the case was dropped on Friday.

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Heidi Klum basked in the sunshine while on vacation with family.The 53-year-old German supermodel was photographed enjoying time with her daughter, Leni, and her daughter’s boyfriend, Aris Rachevsky, on a yacht off the coast of St. Barts in the Caribbean.In the photos, the mother-daughter duo both stun in bikinis. Klum  rocked a cream-colored string bikini, which she paired with a gray baseball cap and sunglasses, and in some photos she held up her dog as an accessory.Leni also wore a bikini, flaunting her toned body in a strapless blue top and matching bottoms, which she paired with a white hat and sunglasses.HEIDI KLUM DITCHES BIKINI TOP, COVERS UP WITH POTATO CHIP BAG ON BEACH VACATIONSome of the photos show Leni wearing a snorkeling mask and flippers, while in others, she is taking photos of her mom, which later appeared on Klum’s Instagram.”You Are so beautiful Heidi 😍💗🔥👑” one fan wrote in the comments section. Another added, “The girlz still got it…🔥🔥””Tom is lucky to have an amazing woman like Heidi,” a third fan wrote.The mother-daughter vacation came a few weeks after the “America’s Got Talent” judge spoke to Us Weekly about how her husband, Tom Kaulitz, went against one of Hollywood’s biggest beauty obsessions and told her to “eat more.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERShe told the outlet that she is “not interested at all” in GLP-1 drugs, admitting she has gained weight over the past few years. She doesn’t mind the weight gain, adding, “I think with age, we look better when we’re not as skinny.””My husband was the first one who pointed that out. He said, ‘You should eat more; you would look better if you had more meat on your bones.’ I was like, ‘What?’ This is not something you’re told in the industry, ever, because you’re always supposed to be skinnier than you are.”While she has no interest in trying Ozempic or any other weight-loss drug, Klum said she doesn’t look down on those who choose to go that route, noting, “A lot of people have a hard time getting that jumpstart.”In the past, Klum and Leni have sparked controversy due to their decision to pose together for a lingerie campaign for the brand Intimissimi, with social media users saying, “This makes me feel uncomfortable.”LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSIn response to the criticism, Klum told People that while some are questioning her decision to engage in the campaign with her daughter, she is proud of Leni, adding, “She’s fine with me like that.””I’ve always been very open with my body,” she continued. “When I’m suntanning in the backyard, I might not have a top on. I’m European … My kids don’t know me any other way and are probably more easygoing with their bodies because of it.”

President Donald Trump publicly broke with his top local prosecutor Saturday, insisting damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was “a pure case of VANDALISM” despite federal officials citing contractor failures as they moved to dismiss a felony case against a former U.S. Olympian.”I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I don’t know what she was thinking?”Trump’s remarks came one day after Pirro’s office asked a federal judge to dismiss a felony destruction of property charge against former U.S. Olympian David Hearn, who was accused of damaging the landmark after allegedly pulling up a loose section of its protective lining on June 19 despite being told by a National Park Service employee to stop.”To me, it was a pure case of VANDALISM, that included the grass, which had a big 86 47 emblazoned in giant letters on it, and other elements of the surrounding area,” Trump continued, referencing a separate vandalism incident that had occurred about a week earlier.U.S. Park Police previously discovered the numbers “86 47″ etched into the grass near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The phrase has become a politically charged slogan directed at Trump. Supporters of the president, including Trump himself, have argued it amounts to a call for his assassination.WHO IS DAVID HEARN? US OLYMPIAN WHO DENIES VANDALIZING REFLECTING POOL AFTER VIRAL ARRESTPirro’s office dropped the charges against Hearn on Friday after concluding that reports disclosed by the Department of the Interior revealed that there were many flaws with the renovation project, including that the lining appeared to begin peeling days after installation.”Given all of this newly discovered information, it is difficult to attribute the widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool to vandalism, let alone to establish that fact beyond a reasonable doubt,” the motion concluded.Trump acknowledged there potential issues with the project but rejected the Justice Department’s conclusion that construction problems were primarily responsible for the damage.”There may have been some contractor difficulty, but the major damage was caused by VANDALS!” Trump wrote.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS LOST OR ABANDONED HUNDREDS OF LAWSUITS AGAINST ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS, MIGRANTS: REPORTHearn was indicted on July 2 on one count of felony destruction of property after U.S. Park Police alleged he pulled at the pool’s protective coating, with authorities initially estimating the damage exceeded $1,000.According to Pirro’s office, the Department of the Interior initially provided only “barebones” reports and did not disclose documents showing the Reflecting Pool’s newly installed coating had begun failing almost immediately after construction.”Had DOI been forthcoming with the information clearly in its possession, the government would not have sought a grand jury indictment,” prosecutors wrote in Friday’s filing.”It was not until after the return of the indictment, that the DOI provided additional documents to the USAO-DC indicating that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings (‘AIC’), and the rush to complete the project prior to events associated with the America 250 celebration in the weeks surrounding Independence Day 2026,” the filing continued.The case against Hearn was dismissed without prejudice, meaning charges could be brought again in the future.Court filings show Atlantic Industrial Coatings received a no-bid contract worth more than $14 million to install a new protective lining across the Reflecting Pool’s 68,000-square-foot floor.The project began in early May but was slowed by rain and complications with the pool’s expansion joints, adding pressure to complete the work before the July Fourth festivities celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.According to prosecutors, problems surfaced almost immediately.TRUMP SHARES NEWS OF ‘CRYSTAL CLEAR’ REFLECTING POOL, CALLS FOR VANDALISM SUSPECT’S ARRESTJust two days after the project was completed on June 9, a National Park Service engineer reported that sections of the new lining were already peeling.”I stated my concern that this ‘overspray’ along the perimeter of the pool could lead to a 1′-2′ strip that is vulnerable to peeling,” the engineer wrote in a June 11 email obtained by the New York Post. “The contractor would not confirm in field if this was or wasn’t a risk.”Following the dismissal request, Hearn’s legal team accused the government of rushing to prosecute the case.”The Trump administration’s case against Davey Hearn should never have been brought. Its dismissal today does not erase the abuse of government power in arresting and charging a patriotic American who did nothing wrong. The government’s approach was ready, fire, aim. The administration owes Mr. Hearn an apology,” attorneys Norm Eisen, Mary Dohrmann and Steve Levin said in a statement to the New York Post.Fox News Digital has reached out to Pirro’s office for comment.