Just In: Someone cut a fuel line on the National Mall — and Interior Department officials are calling it an apparent act of sabotage against America’s 250th birthday celebrations.

More than 30 gallons of fuel from commercial generators used during Freedom 250’s May 17 “Rededicate 250” prayer rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., seeped into underground cisterns that collect rainwater used to irrigate the Mall’s grounds.

The four cisterns beneath the National Mall hold up to 250,000 gallons.

Freedom 250 spokeswoman Rachel Reisner stated that the group’s equipment “has been repeatedly targeted by vandals” since they began installing temporary lighting for upcoming America 250 events, and that the fuel leak was “the direct result of that tampering.

” A separate WUSA9 report cited Interior Department officials describing the damage as “intentional” and calling it an act of sabotage.

No suspects have been publicly identified, and federal authorities have not yet released official investigative findings.

The Freedom 250 team stated they responded within minutes of discovering the damaged generator fuel line and completed cleanup in partnership with the National Park Service.

The Great American State Fair — a 16-day celebration on the National Mall — is scheduled to begin June 25.

This is happening as America prepares for its 250th birthday — a milestone no living American has seen before and none will see again.

Whatever side of politics you stand on, a coordinated effort to sabotage a national celebration on the people’s own Mall is not protest. It is something else entirely.

“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” — Psalm 11:3

A nation’s foundations include its willingness to celebrate what it has built. That is worth protecting.

What do you think — should federal charges be filed against anyone caught sabotaging the America 250 celebrations?