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t appears the paint or whatever the Trump regime used to cover the large "86 47" etched into the lawn near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has worn away, and the numbers are once again visible. June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz

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Spray painting grass… a tarp over the John F. Kennedy Center… hydrogen peroxide in the reflecting pool… a nasty hole in the ground where our East Wing use to be and I have no idea what the lawn looks like after the “claw” crap Happy Fourth of July… 250 years and Washington DC is a disgusting mess

In restaurant lingo when you are out of a menu item the cooks tell all the wait staff to "86" said item for the day. This is usually not a permanent change in menu for the item and it is usually available again next day.

8647 is a political protest slogan against Trump. The 86 is slang used in the restaurant industry to mean "get rid of", "throw out", or "cancel" someone or something. The 47 is in reference to Trump being the 47th President of the US.

No one knows who or what was used to etch it into the grass by the reflecting pool. They began to appear about 10 days ago and became more prominent each day after. After aerial photos of it were published the admin had spray something over them to cover them up. Now that is wearing off too.

Can't help but notice those piles of paving stones nearby, and that stretch of stones has grown since the original 86 47 was noticed. Are they trying to pave over all the grass to hide it, or is that just some coincidental project to expand the sidewalks?

So the paint peeled off the bottom and peeled off the grass too... I'm still amazed at whoever "etched" the numbers on the lawn. Great work! Looks like they did know what they were doing...

So we put down some glyphosate in our gravel driveway about two weeks before this happened and our driveway is now vegetation-free. So I think this’ll be nice and ripe - if you’ll excuse the term - by 7/4.

There is no competence in this Administration. Zero. None. Nada. Bupkus. Failure runs strong in their veins. 🦦🔥🫟🪦🚽📉☢️🃏🏳️

The numbers are a LOT more visible than they were -- the only one I could see when it was new was the 8. Now they're VERY clear! Well-done, Bigly Boys! Good job! Going to paint them with the left-over blue sealant now, to "hide" them?

Looks like they added fertilizer to the square areas over and around the numbers The original seemed to be a growth inhibitor, and is still working, while the boxes get better growth They tried to redact with a highlighter Wonder who suggested that 'fix' I'd like to buy them a drink

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t appears the paint or whatever the Trump regime used to cover the large "86 47" etched into the lawn near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has worn away, and the numbers are once again visible. June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz

Are my eyes really that bad because I can't seem anything except green lawn. If everyone else sees it then it must be there, it's just that I can't make it out. 😕