A pair of vandals tossed paint-filled balloons at the Washington Square Arch early Monday morning, dousing two statues of President George Washington with red paint, the NYPD said.
The two men were caught on surveillance tape throwing the balloons at the statues on the arch in Washington Square Park around 3:20 a.m. on Monday, police said.
A woman on a Citi Bike may have acted as a lookout for the two men, according to police.
Workers from the city’s Parks Department could be seen power-washing the statues several hours later.
Meanwhile, President Trump announced Tuesday morning his intent to prosecute two individuals who allegedly threw the paint on the statue.
“We are tracking down the two Anarchists who threw paint on the magnificent George Washington Statue in Manhattan. We have them on tape,” the president tweeted. “They will be prosecuted and face 10 years in Prison based on the Monuments and Statues Act. Turn yourselves in now!”
We are tracking down the two Anarchists who threw paint on the magnificent George Washington Statue in Manhattan. We have them on tape. They will be prosecuted and face 10 years in Prison based on the Monuments and Statues Act. Turn yourselves in now!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 30, 2020
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Why not throw De Bozo the clown into jail as a starter. Throw The the key away. That filthy bum should be behind bars for destroying the city
Trump is a real tough guy when it comes to statues, especially Confederate ones. In the meantime he was given information about Russia paying bounty money to the taliban to kill American soldiers and doing nothing about it!
As far as I know, the property vandalized was in New York. Crimes in New York can be prosecuted by the federal government only when federal laws are violated. As far as I know, there is no federal law against vandalism. Clearly, the president does not know what he is talking about. He is merely pandering to Git Meshige and all the others who sufferer from mishigoss.
And, Git Meshige, no one can jail a mayor, or anyone else, unless the mayor committed a crime.
as usual our local Marxist residents on this forum (rEtARD , huju and others) are on the side of racist, antisemitic, marauding mobs.
To MoisheInGolus: I am not a Marxist, and I am not on the side of racists, anti-Semites or marauders. Don’t be so quick with your unfounded, uninformed accusations.
huju, i do not have to “be so quick with your unfounded, uninformed accusations”. Your comments speak for themselves.