Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool vandalized with ‘86 47’ graffiti amid Trump’s makeover and Comey indictment

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsLincoln Memorial reflecting pool vandalized with ‘86 47’ graffiti amid Trump’s makeover and Comey indictmentThe vandalism follows the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey over a social media post featuring the same numerical codeJasmine Fernández in Austin Friday 01 May 2026 23:10 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969230","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-vandalism-b2969230.html","title":"Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool vandalized with ‘86 47’ graffiti "}}CloseTrump says he thinks it’s “treasonous” to say US not winning war in IranSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US polit...