World War II Memorial Vandalized with Graffiti and Soap Bubbles
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Vandals targeted the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, filling a fountain with soap bubbles and painting "Clean hands dirty $" in red paint.
The U.S. government has launched an investigation to identify the perpetrators. The incident upset Donald Trump.
Coverage of the event diverges in framing: PBS NewsHour describes the memorial as being "vandalized," while Breitbart characterizes the monument as "sacred" and the act as a "desecration" by "cowardly perpetrators."
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