# British woman lashes out at Trump for calling her a ‘sick, violent vandal’ after charges against her for vandalising his Reflecting Pool are dropped

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/british-woman-lashes-out-at-trump-for-calling-her-a-sick-violent-vandal-after-charges-against-her-for-vandalising-his-reflecting-pool-are-dropped/
- Published: 2026-08-05T16:07:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-25T05:32:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16031261/British-woman-lashes-Trump-calling-sick-violent-vandal-charges-against-vandalising-Reflecting-Pool-dropped.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Government, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Charges against British vet Sophie Dennison-Gibby over Reflecting Pool damage dropped
- Prosecutors say a contractor's botched repair, not vandalism, likely caused the damage
- Trump publicly branded her a "sick, violent vandal" and disputes the findings

## Summary

A British veterinarian working in the US, Sophie Dennison-Gibby, has spoken out against Donald Trump after prosecutors dropped the misdemeanour charge she faced over alleged damage to the newly restored Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. She was arrested on 20 June after picking what she believed was litter out of the water, but Trump had publicly branded the incident deliberate vandalism carried out with a knife, calling her a "sick, violent vandal". Justice Department officials later concluded the pool's peeling and cracking, which appeared within days of a multi-million dollar restoration, was more likely caused by a botched contractor repair job than deliberate damage, prompting prosecutors to drop the case.

Dennison-Gibby, who moved to the US in 2004 and became a naturalised citizen in 2014, said being publicly branded a vandal by the president left her feeling "sick" and had taken a toll on her health, business and family life, including fears her 10-year-old daughter would learn of the arrest. Charges were also dropped against two co-defendants, Cameron Thiers and former Olympian David Hearn, the latter having faced a felony count over more than $1,000 (£742) of alleged damage. Trump has rejected the contractor-error explanation, publicly criticising US Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Truth Social and insisting the damage, including markings on the surrounding grass, was the result of vandalism.

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