Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the same spot where he held his big July 4 celebration

President Donald Trump blamed vandals for large swaths of dead grass near the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, where he hosted a July 4 celebration. These accusations were made despite U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office concluding that damage to the Reflecting Pool resulted from poor construction rather than vandalism. Authorities had previously announced an arrest related to unrelated acts of vandalism at the World War II Memorial.