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Trump says vandals sabotaged Reflecting Pool, Olympian arrested

President Trump is accusing vandals of sabotaging the $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. So far, five people have been arrested, including three-time olympian and cyclist David Hearn, who was taken into custody after touching the pool's detached liner.

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The headline split The left frames it as "Trump says vandals sabotaged Reflecting Pool, Olympian arrested". The right frames it as "Former Olympic Athlete Among Those Arrested for Reflecting Pool Vandalism".
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Left / center-leftTrump says vandals sabotaged Reflecting Pool, Olympian arrested

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Right / center-rightFormer Olympic Athlete Among Those Arrested for Reflecting Pool Vandalism

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CBS NewsNews report · Jun 22, 1:03 AM

Trump says vandals sabotaged Reflecting Pool, Olympian arrested

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President Trump is accusing vandals of sabotaging the $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. So far, five people have been arrested, including three-time olympian a...

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Legal InsurrectionNews report · Jun 21, 8:00 PM

Former Olympic Athlete Among Those Arrested for Reflecting Pool Vandalism

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Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, 67, was arrested Friday on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property. The post Former Olympic Athlete Among Those Arrested for Reflecti...

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Jun 21, 8:00 PM: Legal Insurrection joined the source map.

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