2026年8月17日 美国东部时间凌晨1:33 / 福克斯新闻
唐纳德·特朗普总统将二战纪念碑附近国家广场大片草坪枯死归咎于破坏者，而正是这片区域，此前举办了特朗普面向民众的独立日庆典活动。
特朗普作出这一指控时并未提供任何证据，也未解释为何认定是破坏者损毁了草坪。他在Truth Social平台上分享了一张照片，照片显示二战纪念碑周边大片原本绿意盎然的开阔草坪上，出现了多处黄褐色枯死斑块。
“看看破坏者对连接遭破坏的二战纪念碑和遭破坏的倒影池的草坪做了什么，这片区域很快将重新开放，而且会比以往更好，”特朗普在Truth Social上写道。
“任何认为倒影池没有遭破坏的人，应该回去重读法学院！”他接着说道。
特朗普敦促珍妮·皮罗重新审视已撤销的林肯纪念堂倒影池破坏案
唐纳德·特朗普总统将二战纪念碑附近国家广场大片草坪枯死归咎于破坏者。（唐纳德·特朗普/Truth Social）
特朗普上个月在此处搭建了大型舞台并邀请民众参加独立日庆典活动，如今却将草坪受损归咎于破坏者。当时民众聚集在此聆听总统演讲、观看烟花表演，庆祝美国建国250周年。
庆典活动的照片显示，一个大型舞台和观景区几乎覆盖了这片草坪，而特朗普现在称这片区域遭到了破坏者的损毁。后续几天拍摄的照片显示，工作人员正在拆除相关设施，露出下方枯黄受损的草坪。这些照片表明，庆典活动的基础设施占据了受影响草坪的大部分区域，但仅凭这些照片无法确定草坪受损的全部原因。
特朗普曾多次在没有证据的情况下，将华盛顿特区其翻新工程的损坏归咎于破坏者，其说法还经常与政府官员的表述相矛盾。
本月早些时候，特朗普批评了哥伦比亚特区联邦检察官珍妮·皮罗，此前皮罗的办公室提出撤销一起破坏案，原因是新披露的证据显示，由于施工安装存在缺陷以及为赶在独立日活动前完工，导致防渗衬垫大面积受损，这使得针对被告的指控难以成立。
工作人员拆除“向美国致敬”独立日庆典活动设施，该活动为纪念美国建国250周年。（美联社照片/马克·席费尔贝恩）
上周五，警方逮捕了一名与二战纪念碑破坏案有关的嫌疑人，当时纪念碑上被喷涂了“干净双手肮脏金钱”字样，一处喷泉内充满了泡沫。
据皮罗透露，针对梅利莎·法里斯的重罪指控已提起公诉。
但该案的起诉书中并未提及特朗普在其最新社交媒体帖中提到的那片草坪区域。当局表示，法里斯此前曾因在二战纪念碑附近几个街区的联邦土地上露营而被捕，但并非特朗普所指的地点。
奥巴马任命法官在反特朗普“86 47”信息争议中为进步派赢得胜利，此前威胁事件频发
2026年7月15日周三，从华盛顿纪念碑视角拍摄的林肯纪念堂和倒影池。（拉赫马特·古尔/美联社）
8月1日，特朗普发布了同一片枯死草坪的另一张照片，照片中似乎出现了“86 47”字样，联邦官员称这是对特朗普的威胁。但特朗普周日分享的照片中并未出现这组数字。
特朗普将这张照片作为指控皮罗结论错误的证据，称这是“一起纯粹的破坏案，还包括草坪受损”。
“或许存在一些施工承包商的问题，但主要的损坏都是破坏者造成的！”他写道。
美联社为本报道提供了素材。
Trump blames vandals for dead grass on National Mall where he hosted 4th of July celebration
August 17, 2026 1:33am EDT / Fox News
President Donald Trump is blaming vandals for large spots of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial, the same area where the president hosted crowds for a 4th of July celebration.
Trump made the claim without providing evidence or explaining why he believes vandals damaged the grass. He shared a photo showing an area by the World War II Memorial with patches of brown and dead grass across much of the sprawling turf that was previously full of green grass.
“Look what VANDALS did to the grass connecting the vandalized World War II Monument and the vandalized Reflecting Pool, which will be opened again, and better than ever, shortly,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“Anybody who thinks the Reflecting Pool wasn’t vandalized should go back to Law School!” he continued.
TRUMP URGES JEANINE PIRRO TO REVISIT DROPPED LINCOLN MEMORIAL REFLECTING POOL VANDALISM CASE
President Donald Trump is blaming vandals for large spots of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial.(Donald Trump/Truth Social)
Trump had a large stage built and invited crowds to the same lawn for his Independence Day celebration last month. He is now blaming vandals for the grass damage. Crowds gathered to hear from the president and watch fireworks to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary.
Photos from the celebration show a large bandstand and seating areas covering nearly the entire lawn Trump now says was damaged by vandals. Photos from subsequent days showed workers removing the structures, revealing brown and damaged grass underneath. The photographs show that event infrastructure occupied much of the affected lawn, but do not by themselves establish what caused all of the grass damage.
Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for damage to his renovation projects in Washington, D.C., often without evidence and contradicting accounts from his officials.
Earlier this month, Trump criticized U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro after her office moved to dismiss the vandalism case after newly disclosed evidence showed widespread liner damage stemming from a flawed installation and the rush to complete the project ahead of Independence Day events, undermining the case against the defendant.
Workers dismantle structures from Salute to America, an Independence Day event honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
On Friday, an arrest was made in connection with vandalism at the World War II Memorial after the words “Clean hands dirty $” were found painted on the monument and bubbles filled a fountain.
Felony charges in that case are being brought against Melissa Farris, according to Pirro.
Charging documents in that case do not mention the once-grassy area Trump referred to in his new social media post. Authorities said Farris was previously arrested for camping on federal property a few blocks from the World War II Memorial, but not the spot referenced by Trump.
OBAMA JUDGE HANDS PROGRESSIVES A WIN OVER ANTI-TRUMP ’86 47′ MESSAGE AMID RISING THREATS
The Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool are seen from the Washington Monument on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.(Rahmat Gul/AP)
On Aug. 1, Trump posted a different photo of the same area of dead that appears to show the numbers “86 47,” which federal officials argue is a threat against Trump. The numbers are not visible in the photo Trump shared on Sunday.
Trump cited that image as evidence against Pirro’s conclusion, describing it as “a pure case of VANDALISM, that included the grass.”
“There may have been some contractor difficulty, but the major damage was caused by VANDALS!” he wrote.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.