The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington has been vandalized, with bubbles filling a fountain and “Clean hands dirty $” written in red paint.

Mensagem pintada em letras vermelhas dizia “mãos limpas, dinheiro sujo”; monumento foi fechado ao público após o ataque

Pouring soap in a fountain poses a risk to the mechanical pumps. If repairs cost more than $1,000, felony charges could be brought against the vandal.

Uniformed police and National Guard troops were sent to the scene

The World War Two memorial in Washington was vandalised with soap and graffiti. Police and National Guard troops responded to the desecrated sacred place of remembrance.…

"First the Reflecting Pool, now this. We are on their trail! Where do these animals come from???" the president wrote.