WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was vandalized Thursday, with bubbles filling a fountain and 鈥淐lean hands dirty $” written in red paint.
The Interior Department released a statement late Thursday saying: 鈥淥ur U.S. Park Police are on the scene and the investigation is ongoing. The public should know we will find the person responsible for this disgusting act.鈥�
The Friends of the National World War II Memorial, a nonprofit organization that helps maintain the site, said: 鈥淭here are many places in our country for expression, debate, and disagreement. A national memorial honoring those who served and those who never returned home should never be used as a canvas for vandalism.鈥�
The Veterans of Foreign Wars called the vandalism 鈥渁n act of profound disrespect, a slap in the face to the veterans who served and sacrificed and to the families who carried that burden at home.鈥�
The World War II Memorial is just east of the on the Mall. After a botched repair job earlier this year left the pool with peeling blue sealant and green algae, President Donald Trump blamed the issues on vandalism without providing evidence.
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