NPS Filing Details Knife Damage To Reflecting Pool As White House Calls It Targeted Sabotage
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In a federal court filing on Thursday, June 25, 2026, National Park Service deputy director Frank Lands said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a "sharp knife or razor." NPR The White House called the incidents "targeted sabotage by anti-American crackpots" and the acts a "cowardly, deliberate attack" on the landmark. Fox News