The numbers '86 47' have appeared in the green grass on Washington DC's National Mall in an apparent message to President Donald Trump. Days before Trump turns 80 and a UFC match takes place in the area, new aerial photos have revealed the message in the dying grass. It's not clear when the numbers were etched into the grass, but they've previously been used to snub Trump – '86' being code in hospitality to get rid of an order or patron. Given that Trump is the 47th US President, the rest of the message is clear.
Previous Incident with James Comey
Earlier this year, former FBI director James Comey was indicted for 'threatening' Trump with a photo of seashells spelling out '8647'. The former FBI chief was interviewed by the US Secret Service in May after Trump administration officials claimed he was advocating the assassination of Trump, the 47th president. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines '86' as slang meaning 'to throw out, to get rid of or to refuse service to'. It added: 'Among the most recent senses adopted is a logical extension of the previous ones, with the meaning of 'to kill'. We do not enter this sense, due to its relative recency and sparseness of use.'
Comey deleted the post shortly after it was made, writing: 'I didn't realise some folks associate those numbers with violence… I oppose violence of any kind, so I took the post down.' Trump, in a Fox News Channel interview, accused Comey of knowing 'exactly what that meant'. 'A child knows what that meant. If you're the FBI director and you don't know what that meant, that meant assassination. And it says it loud and clear,' he said.
Trump's Iran Tensions
Trump has been facing increasing pressure from both inside and outside his party as the war with Iran drags on. After threatening to strike Iran 'hard' tonight, he took to Truth Social and said: 'Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening.' He added that discussions had been approved by multiple countries including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others. 'The Naval Blockade will remain in full force and effect until this Transaction is finalized — Time and place of the signing to be announced shortly.'
