Donald Trump says there can be "no greater insult" to the fallen than graffiti on the WWII Memorial

President Donald Trump denounced a recent act of graffiti on the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, where vivid pink paint and the slogan “Clean hands, dirty money” were sprayed onto the stone. He said the damage disrespected the service members who died in the 1940s conflict and pledged that officials would locate those responsible. The U.S. Park Police sealed off the site and began a criminal inquiry, while the Department of the Interior called the incident unacceptable and promised to identify the perpetrator. The episode follows a pattern of recent markings on other Washington monuments, raising concerns about the protection of historic sites in the capital.