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On Sunday, Trump took to Truth Social to announce that "work will begin immediately on fixing the seriously vandalized Reflecting Pool".

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, wrote on social media that "multiple synagogues and private homes in Queens were vandalized overnight with swastikas and other antisemitic graffiti."

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The protest at Cal State L.A. escalated after a student services building on the campus was vandalized in June of that year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Photos of vandalized Hyundai and Kia cars emerged then on Chinese social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

“Listen to this,” Mr. Eberhardt said, and began reading aloud from the newspaper: ‘“A Coconut Cove police cruiser was vandalized early Monday morning while parked at a construction site on East Oriole Avenue.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen