National Park Service workers power-washed sculptures in Lafayette Square that were graffitied and vandalized during a Gaza cease-fire protest on Saturday.
Statues and structures around the White House were graffitied and vandalized during the Gaza cease-fire protest on Saturday, though the National Park Service said officials were still assessing the extent and cost of the damage Sunday amid a cleanup effort focused on Lafayette Square.surrounded the perimeter of the White House
Jasmine Shanti, a spokesperson with the National Park Service, said in a statement Sunday afternoon that the agency’s staff was “still evaluating the extent of the damage from Saturday’s demonstration and march around the White House.”“Notable damage includes graffiti, damage to some structures and damage to park infrastructure in Lafayette Park,” Shanti said, adding at 6 p.m. that there was “still no update for time of completion for the cleanup and repair.
Information on how much the cleanup would cost was not immediately available. The U.S. Secret Service said in a separate statement Sunday that there were no arrests or permanent property damage to the White House, or adjacent buildings, associated with the cease-fire protests.Photos from Lafayette Square during the protest show demonstrators writing on the base of a sculpture of
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