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There will be NO TOLLS in the Hormuz Strait for 60 days during the Cease Fire Period, and there will be NO TOLLS after the 60 day period has expired, unless they are imposed by and for the United States of America, should the deal not be completed, for services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East for purposes of both past, present, and future reimbursement of costs. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!! President DJT
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Donald J. Trump / @realDonaldTrump 06/20/2026 16:14:58
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Former Olympian is arrested for allegedly vandalizing Reflecting Pool:
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Scratch that one..
Donald J. Trump / @realDonaldTrump 06/20/2026 16:14:58
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Former Olympian is arrested for allegedly vandalizing Reflecting Pool:
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15916401/amp/olympian-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-vandalism.html
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Former Olympian is arrested for allegedly vandalizing Reflecting Pool… but he claims he merely touched it
By SOPHIE GABLE, US REPORTER 19:37 20 Jun 2026, updated 21:16 20 Jun 2026
A three-time Olympian canoeist was arrested for allegedly vandalizing President Donald Trump's shining new Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, but the athlete has claimed he merely touched it.
David Hearn, 67, was arrested by Park Police officers on Friday for a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property after he said he simply touched the liner of the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial, The Washington Post reported.
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He told the outlet that he rode past the memorial on a 52-mile bike ride when he noticed the liner was detached, and reached down to feel it.
'I didn't vandalize anything. I didn't destroy or break or peel anything. By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs,' Hearn said.
The Reflecting Pool has been a sore spot for the Trump administration, as grand plans to make the water 'American Blue' were thwarted by a persistent green algae.
The news of Hearn's arrest was first shared by video footage posted by online journalist Emily Miller, which showed multiple officers crowding around the former Olympian in full cycling gear.
Miller claimed that Hearn 'grabbed the hose that female National Park Service workers were using to clear the algae.'
Workers have been spotted attempting to clear the algae almost every day since Trump unveiled the glistening new pool.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15916401/amp/olympian-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-vandalism.html
Cyclist arrested at Reflecting Pool is former Olympian who denies vandalism claims
David Hearn said he touched the pool’s detached liner but “didn’t destroy or break or peel anything.” Trump has accused vandals of sabotaging the refurbishment as paint was seen peeling and floating in the water.
June 20, 2026 at 1:52 p.m. EDT
David Hearn had just finished a loop around Hains Point on Friday as part of a 52-mile bike ride when he swung by the Lincoln Memorial to see the refurbished Reflecting Pool for himself.
Noticing a piece of the new “American flag blue” liner that was partially detached from the pool bottom, Hearn said he reached into the water to see what it felt like. Moments later, as the Bethesda man prepared to leave, U.S. Park Police officers arrested him on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property. He is scheduled to appear in D.C. Superior Court on July 9.
Hearn’s arrest ignited a social media flurry as President Donald Trump and his allies blamed the pool overhaul’s problems on administration opponents. Emily Miller, a conservative journalist, posted a 2 minute and 8 second video on X, which showed Hearn detained by two members of the National Guard and subsequently surrounded by Park Police officers.
“Man arrested for vandalizing Lincoln Reflecting Pool. He grabbed the hose that female National Park Service workers were using to clear the algae,” wrote Miller, who confirmed via text that she had filmed the encounter but declined to speak on the record.
In an interview Saturday, Hearn, 67, denied damaging government property and said he had never touched the hose, though he acknowledged that his bike tire may have.
“I didn’t vandalize anything,” Hearn said. “I didn’t destroy or break or peel anything. By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs.”
Hearn, wearing biking gear and a helmet, can be seen in the video with his hands cuffed behind his back. Fragments of conversation are audible. But a pump operating in the background drowns out much of the exchange.
Asked to describe his actions, Hearn said: “I reached in there, and I was able to grab the end of that flapping piece, the already peeling piece. It was still attached to the bottom. I didn’t remove anything.”
Hearn is a three-time Olympian who competed in the canoe slalom. He won two world championships in whitewater racing before retiring from active competition in 2002.
The century-old Reflecting Pool has become controversial following the president’s decision to refurbish the concrete basin with a new liner. As government workers in recent days tried to combat an algae bloom in the reopened attraction, a new problem surfaced: chunks of the pool liner broke free. The Washington Post observed a sheet of the pool’s surface — painted in “American flag blue,” a color selected by the president — floating in the water Thursday.
A few hours after Miller’s video went public, the president in a late-night Truth Social post blamed “Radical Left Lunatics” for “Vandalism at the beautiful Reflecting Pool.” Trump promised the algae problem would be quickly resolved and other repairs made early next week.
The president also accused Jonathan Karl of ABC News, who has reported on the pool’s mounting problems, of “trying to rip the rubber off of the surface” of the pool.
Karl declined to comment.
In 1996, Park Police arrested Hearn for canoeing on the Potomac River after heavy rains left it near a record high. A federal judge dismissed charges of failing to obey a lawful order because the river where Hearn was canoeing is governed by Maryland not the federal government.
On Friday, Hearn said he was detained for almost five hours at a Park Police facility on Hains Point before being released shortly after 9 p.m. He was reunited with his bike and rode home.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/06/20/cyclist-arrested-reflecting-pool-denies-trump-vandalism-claims/
>David Hearn
David Carter "Davey" Hearn (born April 17, 1959 in Bethesda, Maryland) is a former Canoe Slalom athlete who competed from the late 1970s to the early 2000s (decade). He won seven medals in the C1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two Gold medals (1985 and 1995) and five Silver medals (1979, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989). He also won six consecutive world championship gold medals in the C1 team event (1979-1989).
Hearn competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of ninth at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
Hearn's sister, Cathy also competed for the United States in Canoe Slalom and won a World Championship title in 1979.
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https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/david-hearn
Face pic circa 1992
Donald J. Trump / @realDonaldTrump 06/20/2026 17:01:43
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The United States Park Police have arrested multiple individuals for vandalizing our Nations magnificent Reflecting Poll. Who would do such a thing? These are very serious crimes having to do with the destruction of National Monuments. Years in jail! Work will begin immediately on its repair. President DJT
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Donald J. Trump / @realDonaldTrump 06/20/2026 17:54:50
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Donald J. Trump / @realDonaldTrump 06/20/2026 18:18:03
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The United States Park Police have arrested multiple individuals for vandalizing our Nations magnificent Reflecting Pool. Who would do such a thing? These are very serious crimes having to do with the destruction of National Monuments. Years in jail! Work will begin immediately on its repair. President DJT
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