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The Washington Monument has been vandalized by somebody with a bone to choose with the federal government … but it surely’s laborious to inform which facet he is on.
The vandal used some type of brush to deface the homage to George Washington with this … “Have you been f**ked by this (with an arrow pointing up). Gov says tough shit.”
The offender, Shaun Ray Deaton from Bloomington, IN, was nabbed on the scene and arrested at 8 PM Tuesday night time. He’s been charged with trespassing, tampering and vandalism.
As for the 555-foot-tall monument … it is quickly closed till a cleanup does its factor.
As for the that means of the message … who is aware of? It could possibly be a protest over the very development of the Washington Monument, which was constructed by slaves. It is also a protest over `100 different issues … taxes, abortion, inflation, and on and on.
The Washington Monument has been a centerpiece on the National Mall since 1888.
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