Donald Trump’s newly opened International Hotel in Washington, D.C., was vandalised on Saturday with graffiti reading “No Justice No Peace” and “Black Lives Matter.”
Hotel workers covered the graffiti with plywood after the graffiti was discovered.
The luxury hotel opened in mid september on Pennyslvania Avenue, just one mile from the White House.
Hurt feelings from racial hostilities have spilled over onto the walls of Trump property in Downtown DC. Look! pic.twitter.com/JLNQLBgVYx
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) October 2, 2016
Throughout his campaign, the Republican candidate has expressed support for with law enforcement and the Blue Lives Matter movment, and criticised the Black Lives Matter movement as “trouble.”
A video showing allegedly showing the act of vandalism has appeared on YouTube:
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