Former Olympian David Hearn arrested for alleged vandalism of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
US Park Police arrested three-time Olympian David Hearn on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property after he touched the liner of the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. President Trump blamed vandals and journalists for damage to the pool, which has experienced algae growth and liner peeling following a $14 million renovation. Hearn claimed he only touched a detached piece of the liner to feel it.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 21% of divergence this week. 3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
3 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Washington Examiner
NY Post
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The split, in one line
CNN frames the arrests around Trump's claims and the embarrassing state of his renovation project. The Examiner leads with the arrest details and Trump's blame of an ABC News journalist. The Post briefly notes the Olympian's arrest with minimal context.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“Trump claims multiple people arrested for vandalizing Reflecting Pool”
“US Park Police arrest former Olympian for vandalism of Reflecting Pool”
“American Olympic canoeist arrested for allegedly vandalizing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool”
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