Posted on 06/11/2026 8:24:40 PM PDT by Red Badger
A judge ruled this month that the numbers on their own, which the Trump administration has called a threat against the president, constitute free speech.
The numbers “8647” were marked in the grass on the National Mall in Washington on Thursday.Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images
Giant markings of the numbers 8647 appeared Thursday on the National Mall in Washington, prompting an investigation by federal authorities and claims of “political violence” by the White House.
U.S. Park Police responding to the incident Thursday morning.Nathan Howard / Reuters
An Interior Department spokesperson called the incident “deranged” vandalism that “will not be tolerated.”
“Any threat against the President is taken very seriously by the Department, and our U.S. Park Police will investigate this incident and hold those responsible accountable,” the spokesperson said.
U.S. Park Police told NBC News in a statement that they responded Thursday morning and that a probe is underway.
“The cause of the discoloration has not yet been determined,” the office said. “Grass samples have been collected for testing. The investigation is ongoing.”
The sequence of numbers is at the heart of a criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, who was indicted in April after the Justice Department argued he had threatened President Donald Trump’s life by posting a photo on Instagram of seashells arranged to display “8647.” Trump is the 45th and 47th president.
Restaurant veterans have said “86” is “everyday lingo” for an item that has run out and should be removed from the menu.
“Anyone who engages in or endorses political violence or assassination culture must be condemned in the harshest terms possible. They should also immediately seek psychiatric help to treat their severe and debilitating case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has warped their brains and made them sick in the head,” White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said in a statement Thursday.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia — which would have jurisdiction over any potential case stemming from the incident — declined to comment.
The markings come days ahead of events on and around the National Mall to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images
A federal judge said in a separate case this month that “8647” by itself is not a threat, ruling that a protest flag with those numbers flying outside a federal courthouse in Washington on land managed by the National Park Service did not need to be taken down since the phrase constituted free speech.
The incident on the National Mall comes days ahead of the United Fighting Championship fights scheduled on the nearby White House grounds Sunday and celebration events scheduled to take place on the Mall this summer in honor of the U.S.’ 250th anniversary.
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"A judge ruled this month that the numbers on their own, which the Trump administration has called a threat against the president, constitute free speech."
Roundup spray...guess no cameras tbere
Looks like a quality effort.
I say, hang Palouse as an example for the others.
Include "86 (judge's name)", etc.
Free speech, right?
Maybe judge's family names?
How about “86 44”. Is that okay?
Time for the turf paint.
<<>>Blanche says Comey indictment goes beyond ‘8647’ Instagram post [5/4/2026]
“The career FBI agents, the career Secret Service agents that investigated this case, didn’t just look at the Instagram post and walk away,” Blanche says.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday that the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey goes beyond his “8647” Instagram post about President Trump.
“Rest assured that it’s not just the Instagram post that leads somebody to get indicted,” Blanche said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday.
“The career FBI agents, the career Secret Service agents that investigated this case, didn’t just look at the Instagram post and walk away,” he added.
Blanche declined to elaborate on the matter.
“So I am not permitted to get into the details of what the grand jury heard or found,” he said.
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Comey is just breaking in his new lawn mower ...
“How about “86 44”. Is that okay?”
Fine with me…….expel his dirtbag henchmen and all his stupid pawns too.
The bastards are determine to ruin the nation’s 250th birthday party. Those are some very sick people.
NYC has had 112 mayors
Virginia has had 75 governors
Maryland has had 63 governors
etc
This 86 in front of whatever politician you don’t like could get fun
The beautiful, restored, Reflecting Pool completed by Trump in record time and at record savings, and the seditious vandalization of the lawn by people who know only hatred, destruction, and division.
Perfect.
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