“Officers were called around 3:30 a.m. to the star's location on Hollywood Boulevard near Highland Avenue, where they found a small pile of rubble in place of the star that Trump received in January 2007 for his role in the NBC show 'The Apprentice,'" police said, as cited by NBC News.
The network’s local TV affiliate reported that the vandal later turned himself to police after leaving the pickax at the scene and fleeing.
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Trump's star had been repaired following a similar attack during the 2016 presidential campaign by a man with a sledge hammer.
BREAKING! President Trumps star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was just destroyed. We're following up on #2NEWSAM. pic.twitter.com/qiad6yIMCn
— Ron Bird (@KUTVRon) 25 июля 2018 г.
