Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Defaced With Swastika

U.S Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star was defaced with a swastika as a Reddit user uploaded the image of the star, located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.

Some Trump critics have accused him of racism, but there’s no telling what message the person who painted the swastika hoped to convey. Some Twitter optimists have joked that the vandalism may have been committed by a Buddhist, since the swastika was a symbol in the Hindu and Buddhists faiths long before it was appropriated and corrupted by Nazis.

Austin Franklin, an actor who spends his days patrolling Hollywood Boulevard dressed as Batman, said he often sees people stomping or pretending to defecate on the star. He was among those who saw the swastika Friday before it was cleaned up.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce oversees the Walk of Fame, and inducts a celebrity approximately 24 times a year. The Chamber of Commerce and police have not yet responded to request for commet