Trump orders arrests over reflecting pool vandalism
Negative for civil liberties and a warning on inflated billionaire wealth, as arrests over a damaged DC monument collide with sky-high SpaceX valuations.
- Trump had the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool repainted "American flag blue"; the liner peeled, and people near it are now being arrested.
- A former Olympic cyclist was arrested for touching a loose piece of the liner floating in the water, charged with destroying government property.
- Trump says more arrests are coming, with park police, National Guard, US Marshals, and sheriffs now guarding the pool.
- SpaceX is valued at $2.4 trillion — more than all real estate in New York City — pushing Musk's paper wealth past $1 trillion, though most of it can't be cashed out.
- The wealth gap fuels fights over taxing Musk, who brushed off Elizabeth Warren's call for a wealth tax to fund child care.
Outlook: Expect more arrests around the monument and continued clashes over taxing extreme, bubble-driven billionaire wealth.