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Trump says he ‘disagrees 100%’ with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro over Reflecting Pool case

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President Donald Trump publicly broke with his top local prosecutor Saturday, insisting damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was «a pure case of VANDALISM» despite federal officials citing contractor failures as they moved to dismiss a felony case against a former U.S. Olympian.
«I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool,» Trump wrote on Truth Social. «I don’t know what she was thinking?»
Trump’s remarks came one day after Pirro’s office asked a federal judge to dismiss a felony destruction of property charge against former U.S. Olympian David Hearn, who was accused of damaging the landmark after allegedly pulling up a loose section of its protective lining on June 19 despite being told by a National Park Service employee to stop.
«To me, it was a pure case of VANDALISM, that included the grass, which had a big 86 47 emblazoned in giant letters on it, and other elements of the surrounding area,» Trump continued, referencing a separate vandalism incident that had occurred about a week earlier.
U.S. Park Police previously discovered the numbers «86 47» etched into the grass near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The phrase has become a politically charged slogan directed at Trump. Supporters of the president, including Trump himself, have argued it amounts to a call for his assassination.
The Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool are seen from the Washington Monument on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. Rahmat Gul/AP (Rahmat Gul/AP)
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Pirro’s office dropped the charges against Hearn on Friday after concluding that reports disclosed by the Department of the Interior revealed that there were many flaws with the renovation project, including that the lining appeared to begin peeling days after installation.
«Given all of this newly discovered information, it is difficult to attribute the widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool to vandalism, let alone to establish that fact beyond a reasonable doubt,» the motion concluded.
Trump acknowledged there potential issues with the project but rejected the Justice Department’s conclusion that construction problems were primarily responsible for the damage.
«There may have been some contractor difficulty, but the major damage was caused by VANDALS!» Trump wrote.
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Hearn was indicted on July 2 on one count of felony destruction of property after U.S. Park Police alleged he pulled at the pool’s protective coating, with authorities initially estimating the damage exceeded $1,000.
According to Pirro’s office, the Department of the Interior initially provided only «barebones» reports and did not disclose documents showing the Reflecting Pool’s newly installed coating had begun failing almost immediately after construction.
«Had DOI been forthcoming with the information clearly in its possession, the government would not have sought a grand jury indictment,» prosecutors wrote in Friday’s filing.
«It was not until after the return of the indictment, that the DOI provided additional documents to the USAO-DC indicating that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings (‘AIC’), and the rush to complete the project prior to events associated with the America 250 celebration in the weeks surrounding Independence Day 2026,» the filing continued.
The case against Hearn was dismissed without prejudice, meaning charges could be brought again in the future.

David Hearn of the United States competes in the men’s C1 whitewater canoeing final of the 2000 Summer Olympics at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium. Penrith, Australia, on Sept. 18, 2000. (David Madison/Getty Images)
Court filings show Atlantic Industrial Coatings received a no-bid contract worth more than $14 million to install a new protective lining across the Reflecting Pool’s 68,000-square-foot floor.
The project began in early May but was slowed by rain and complications with the pool’s expansion joints, adding pressure to complete the work before the July Fourth festivities celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.
According to prosecutors, problems surfaced almost immediately.
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Just two days after the project was completed on June 9, a National Park Service engineer reported that sections of the new lining were already peeling.
«I stated my concern that this ‘overspray’ along the perimeter of the pool could lead to a 1′-2′ strip that is vulnerable to peeling,» the engineer wrote in a June 11 email obtained by the New York Post. «The contractor would not confirm in field if this was or wasn’t a risk.»
Following the dismissal request, Hearn’s legal team accused the government of rushing to prosecute the case.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces charges related to an international car theft ring during a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Reuters)
«The Trump administration’s case against Davey Hearn should never have been brought. Its dismissal today does not erase the abuse of government power in arresting and charging a patriotic American who did nothing wrong. The government’s approach was ready, fire, aim. The administration owes Mr. Hearn an apology,» attorneys Norm Eisen, Mary Dohrmann and Steve Levin said in a statement to the New York Post.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Pirro’s office for comment.
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Donald Trump amenaza con ataques «muy duros» contra Irán: «Sólo queremos ganar»

El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump amenazó con más ataques contra Irán en un momento en que Washington presiona para que se reabra el estrecho de Ormuz.
Kuwait afirmó horas después el sábado que respondió a una nueva ronda de ataques con drones procedentes de Irán, y un petrolero fue impactado en la estratégica vía marítima.
En declaraciones a reporteros durante una reunión con miembros de su gobierno en el retiro presidencial de Camp David, en Maryland, Trump dijo el viernes que “sólo queremos ganar” en Irán y dio a entender que esperaba que las medidas militares del Pentágono continúen por algún tiempo.
Afirmó que Estados Unidos golpeará a la República Islámica “muy duro” hasta que ya no puedan más.
Más tarde, la secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca, Karoline Leavitt, volvió a manifestar la frustración del gobierno estadounidense, acusando a Teherán de haber firmado un memorando de entendimiento con Washington para una tregua el mes pasado, que rápidamente “incumplió, disparando contra barcos comerciales y matando a soldados estadounidenses”.
“El presidente Trump no se va a quedar de brazos cruzados y permitir que se produzca este comportamiento terrorista”, apuntó Leavitt en un comunicado el viernes por la noche. “Irán seguirá pagando hasta que se sienten a la mesa de una forma que el Trump considere significativa”.
El sábado, el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos emitió nuevas alertas de seguridad para que los estadounidenses en 10 países de la región extremen las precauciones debido al aumento de las tensiones con Irán.
Las advertencias -que abarcan Bahréin, Israel, Irak, Jordania, Kuwait, Líbano, Omán, Qatar, Arabia Saudita y Emiratos Árabes Unidos- instaron a los ciudadanos estadounidenses a prepararse ante la posibilidad de cancelaciones de vuelos, cierres temporales del espacio aéreo y otras interrupciones de viaje.
El ejército de Kuwait informó el sábado que sus fuerzas estaban respondiendo a ataques con drones, que formaban parte de la campaña de agresión de Irán al país.
En un comunicado, el mayor general Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, portavoz del Ministerio de Defensa kuwaití, indicó que los aviones no tripulados impactaron “varias instalaciones vitales”, incluida una estructura gubernamental en el norte del país. Añadió que no hubo víctimas.
La Marina británica señaló el sábado que un petrolero fue alcanzado y que hubo otra explosión cerca de otra embarcación en el estrecho de Ormuz, frente a la costa de Omán. No se reportaron víctimas en ninguno de los incidentes, agregó. La Agencia de Operaciones de Comercio Marítimo (UKMTO, por sus siglas en inglés), que depende del ejército británico, explicó que un proyectil de origen desconocido impactó el viernes en el buque a 11 millas náuticas al noreste de Lima, Omán. El ataque dañó la sala de máquinas de la embarcación.
Según la agencia, el sábado se reportó y una explosión cerca de otro petrolero que navegaba a 21 millas náuticas al noroeste de la ciudad de Khasab.
Irán ha atacado repetidamente a buques que intentan transitar por el estrecho de Ormuz sin su autorización como parte de su conflicto en curso con Estados Unidos.
Los hutíes obligaron a ocho barcos saudíes a desviar su ruta desde el estrecho de Bab el-Mandeb después que los rebeldes respaldados por Irán anunciaran un bloqueo a la navegación saudí en ese punto. El general de brigada Yahya Saree, portavoz militar de los hutíes, indicó en un comunicado el viernes que las embarcaciones cambiaron de rumbo hacia el cabo de Buena Esperanza, rodeando África, para evitar el bloqueo.
En el sur de Líbano, fuerzas israelíes provocaron explosiones el viernes para destruir una red de túneles subterráneos bajo el castillo de Beaufort, construido por los cruzados, que Israel afirma que había sido utilizada por miembros del grupo político-paramilitar Hezbollah como centro de mando. El castillo del siglo XII, también conocido como Al-Shaqif, fue tomado por fuerzas israelíes en mayo. Recientemente fue añadido a la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO pese a las objeciones de Israel.
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La Fiscalía de El Salvador captura a personas vinculadas a una red que distribuía cocaína, marihuana y metanfetaminas

Durante un operativo realizado en la madrugada de este sábado, la Fiscalía General de la República de El Salvador (FGR), en coordinación con la Policía Nacional Civil (PNC), ejecutó acciones para detener a los integrantes de una estructura dedicada al narcotráfico en el departamento de La Libertad. De acuerdo con las investigaciones, estos sujetos comenzaron sus operaciones a inicios de 2026 y se especializaban en la comercialización de cocaína, marihuana y metanfetamina, utilizando rutas que conectan Guatemala con El Salvador y recurriendo a múltiples personas para la distribución bajo la modalidad de narcomenudeo.
Las autoridades efectuaron registros simultáneos en zonas de Lourdes, San Juan Opico y Villa Suchit, donde capturaron a Katia María Fernández Salazar, identificada como líder y principal operadora de la estructura en la colonia Las Jacarandas. Junto a ella, fueron arrestados Wendy Yamileth Pineda López, José Mauricio Moreno Zapata y Brayan Alexander García Martínez, quienes enfrentan procesos judiciales por tráfico ilícito y agrupaciones ilícitas, según información oficial difundida por la FGR.
La operación permitió el decomiso de droga, dinero en efectivo y otros indicios relacionados con la red. Imágenes difundidas por la fiscalía muestran la presencia de agentes durante los allanamientos, así como parte de la evidencia incautada, que incluye envases con estupefacientes y dispositivos electrónicos.

Este golpe se suma a una serie de detenciones y desarticulaciones de estructuras de narcomenudeo realizadas en lo que va de 2026. El pasado 18 de julio, la Policía Nacional Civil capturó a cuatro presuntos integrantes de una red de narcotráfico en San Salvador y Chalatenango. En esa ocasión, las autoridades incautaron más de dos kilogramos de cocaína, valorados en más de USD 50,000, así como marihuana, teléfonos celulares, vehículos y dinero en efectivo. Los detenidos, identificados como Gerardo José C., Raúl Armando Arteaga V., Diego Alexander O. y Juan José H., operaban entre ambos departamentos y buscaban financiar actividades criminales a través de la venta y traslado de sustancias ilícitas. El ministro de Seguridad, Gustavo Villatoro, destacó el impacto de estos golpes en las estructuras criminales del país.
En mayo, la División Antinarcóticos de la PNC desarticuló dos grupos de tráfico de drogas en San Salvador y Santa Ana, logrando la captura de siete personas y la incautación de sustancias ilícitas valoradas en más de USD 61,000. Entre los detenidos figuraban Jaime Salvador M., Moisés Stefan C., Noelia Guadalupe T., Cristhofer Alexander A., José Jonathan A., Dylan Ari H. y Katherine Paola M. Según la información oficial, el operativo permitió incautar metanfetamina, marihuana y dinero, elementos que refuerzan el proceso judicial en curso.
A principios de julio, la FGR y la PNC capturaron a once personas relacionadas con actividades de narcotráfico en Usulután y San Miguel. La investigación, que inició en marzo de 2025, permitió identificar a los principales proveedores y distribuidores, quienes utilizaban vehículos y establecimientos comerciales para encubrir la distribución. Entre los detenidos se encuentra José de la Cruz, señalado como cabecilla, además de proveedores y distribuidores que operaban en colonias y barrios de ambos departamentos. Los procedimientos permitieron el decomiso de marihuana, cocaína, dinero en efectivo, teléfonos celulares y armas, consolidando la acusación por delitos de agrupaciones ilícitas y tráfico ilícito de drogas.

En febrero, la FGR, en coordinación con la PNC, desarticuló una red internacional de narcotráfico vinculada a operaciones en Guatemala. La estructura, liderada por Luis Alfredo Zuleta y William Leiva Hernández, utilizaba rutas entre ambos países para el ingreso y distribución de drogas. El operativo incluyó la captura de diez personas, entre ellas Andrea Alejandra Santamaría, Raquel Elizabeth Mejía, Jonnathan Jacobo Marroquín, Verónica Santamaría Murcia, Glenda Yamileth Romero, José Rivera Hernández, Joel Osmín Rojas, Pedro Máximo López, José Edgardo Ávila y Elmer Nelson Peñate. Además de drogas como metanfetaminas, cocaína, marihuana y tusi, las autoridades incautaron 108 cajas de medicamentos controlados, más de USD 20,000 en efectivo, vehículos y dispositivos electrónicos.
Las operaciones recientes forman parte de una estrategia sostenida de la Fiscalía General de la República y la Policía Nacional Civil para combatir el narcomenudeo y el tráfico internacional de drogas. Las autoridades mantienen abiertas varias líneas de investigación para identificar a otros posibles implicados y consolidar las acciones judiciales en los tribunales del país.
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Socialist Spanish PM blasts Meloni over restored border controls after Ceuta surge, demands emergency meeting

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Fox News foreign correspondent Jeff Paul reports from Ceuta, Spain, where Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has deployed military forces after a massive surge of Moroccan migrants overwhelmed border crossings and strained local resources. The unprecedented breach has reignited debate over immigration enforcement, national security and Europe’s ability to manage large-scale migration, as Spanish officials work to restore order and prevent additional crossings on ‘Special Report.’
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez broadly blasted his fellow European leaders for their response to the surge of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco to the Spanish border, seemingly criticizing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for deciding to resume European border controls in the wake of the incident.
Sánchez appeared to take issue with Italy’s decision to temporarily suspend Schengen Area free-travel arrangements with Spain. The Schengen Area is an agreement between 29 European countries which abolishes passport controls and allows people to travel across European borders without providing documents.
«In the current international context, the European Union cannot afford this kind of selfish, polarising and unlawful reaction,» Sánchez said in a letter obtained by the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news wire.
Sánchez, who leads the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, touted his country’s quick turnaround in expelling nearly all of the 50,000-60,000 migrants who crossed the border back to Morocco.
«Despite these indisputable facts,» Sánchez wrote, «the reaction of European governments over the past few hours has been rather asymmetric. Most have showed us their support and solidarity, and have offered their assistance. Others, however, have chosen to attack Spain and to call for its temporary exclusion from the Schengen Area.»
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«Such an attitude — driven by prejudice, fake news, ignorance, or political interest — is not only contrary to European law, humanitarian law, and the principles of solidarity that bind us together,» he reportedly wrote. «It is also contrary to Europe’s long-term interests and to the most basic common sense, because Ceuta is not part of the Schengen Area, because there are almost no irregular migrants left unreturned, and because Spain is, according to Frontex, one of the least porous external borders of the European Union, with a number of irregular entries that is half that recorded, for example, in Italy in recent years (2021–2026).»
Sánchez additionally requested a formal meeting of the interior ministers of all 27 European Union countries in the letter, which was addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President António Costa and Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin.
Ireland is currently serving its one-year term as the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives to attend a press conference following an extraordinary cabinet meeting about the energy crisis, at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on March 20, 2026. Pedro Sanchez has announced a ‘drastic cut’ in energy taxes (Pierre-Philippe Marcou / AFP via Getty Images)
Sánchez’s request followed a mass stampede of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, which shares a land border with Morocco in North Africa. Approximately 50,000-60,000 people illegally rush over the border into European territory, according to Spanish local and national authorities.

Tens of Thousands of Migrants Enter Spanish Territory
The shocking footage of the flood of people prompted a worldwide response, including from President Donald Trump.
Meloni, a conservative, announced the signing of a letter by 22 EU countries calling for stronger borders.
«The images arriving from Ceuta have once again demonstrated how urgent it is for Europe to respond to illegal immigration,» Meloni wrote in a Saturday post on X.
«This is why Italy has promoted, together with Denmark, a letter signed by 22 EU member states, which calls for joint action to strengthen external borders, combat irregular immigration, fight human traffickers, make returns more effective, and eliminate any factor that could incentivize new illegal entries. It is an important signal: the line that Italy has long supported is today shared by an ever-growing number of European nation. Defending the external borders of the Union is not the interest of a single Nation. It is a shared responsibility of Europe,» Meloni concluded.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a joint statement at the conclusion of Italian-German government consultations in Rome on Jan. 23, 2026. Meloni on Saturday announced a joint letter singed by 23 European nations demanding stronger European border protections. (Remo Casilli/Reuters)
Irish Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan, as part of Ireland’s EU presidency, will convene a meeting of the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs Council to respond to the crisis, Martin announced in a Saturday post on X.
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Ceuta’s President Juan Jesús Vivas said at least 60,000 people — or about 70% of the territory’s population — crossed over from Morocco. Spain’s interior ministry released its own figures shortly after Vivas spoke Friday, estimating that some 50,000 people had crossed from Morocco since Thursday. It added that 48,300 had already returned to Morocco by Friday evening, with hundreds more going back by the hour.
Von der Leyen claimed none of the migrants who crossed into Ceuta made it to the European mainland and that virtually all of them had returned to Morocco.

A map shows Ceuta, a Spanish autonomous city on the North African coast bordering Morocco. (Fox News)
«The good news is that the vast majority of those who arrived illegally have returned to Morocco, due to the effective work of Spanish and Moroccan law enforcement. Not a single person reached mainland Spain or the rest of the EU,» she wrote in a Saturday morning post on X.
At least 67 people were killed in the border rush. As a result, Spain announced it was installing a 500-meter-long barrier in the sea to combat future migration pushes.

Migrants cross on foot into the North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco by attempting to swim, according to Spain’s Guardia Civil, near the border with Ceuta, in Fnideq, Morocco, July 30, 2026, in this still image obtained by Reuters (Reuters)
Fox News Digital contacted the offices of the Spanish, Italian and Irish prime ministers and the office of the European commissioner.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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