In 2007, Donald Trump got his name added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame after becoming a pop culture icon with “The Apprentice.” But since entering the presidential election, folks have flocked to Hollywood Blvd. to take a shot at The Donald by literally attacking his name. From paint to bodily waste to full-on destruction, here’s a look at everything that has happened to Trump’s fallen star.
Some people have just done your standard Sharpie vandalism, covering Trump’s star with obscenities and declarations of “racist” and “Nazi”
Others have turned the attack on Trump’s star into a communal gathering, with one man covering the star with chalk and encouraging others to join in.
When chalk is too temporary for the job, some turn to spray paint, like with this stenciled mute symbol.
Some painters try to be clever with their vandalism but failed. Whoever spray painted this swastika painted it facing-left. The swastika used by the Nazis faced to the right, while the facing-left version is more often seen at Buddhist temples than at white power rallies.
Then there are those who leave defacing Trump’s star to the dogs, like this service pooch who decided to do its business on the name of a man known for doing business.
But not everything that has been done to Trump’s star has been crass. Some, like street artist Plastic Jesus, simply used the star as a basis for a public installation. In this case, the artist decided to build a wall around Trump’s little patch of Hollywood land. No word if he made anyone pay for it.
Now the vandalism has reached an even uglier level, as someone has decided to forgo the chalk and paint and just take a sledgehammer to Trump’s star. The Walk of Fame has sent someone in to repair the star, and has denied demands from internet petitions for Trump’s star to be removed, saying they will never remove a star from the Walk.
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