US election: Artist builds wall around Trump's Hollywood star
People have come to see Donald Trump's 'walled' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles
Donald Trump's controversial call for a "great, great wall" on the US-Mexico border has yet to be realised but a tiny, tiny one has been built instead - surrounding his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The 15cm high concrete wall is topped with razor wire, miniature US flags and includes 'Keep Out' signs written in both Spanish and English.
It was created by LA-based street artist Plastic Jesus and was inspired by comments made by the Republican Presidential nominee last year when he outlined plans to build a wall along the US-Mexico border to stop illegal immigrants.
Image caption In June 2015 Donald Trump stated: "I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall"
Curious tourists snapped photographs of the Los Angeles structure, while a picture of the unusual artwork posted on the artist's Instagram account received more than 14,000 likes by Thursday morning.
One person called the wall "the most genius vandalism of the star yet," while another said it was the "best thing I've seen all day."
Image caption One supporter of the artwork claimed to work for the LAPD
There were also those who were unimpressed by the Trump-attacking artwork, with one user exclaiming that "A Trump presidency is what the US needs."
Image caption Trump's supporters took to Instagram to defend him
Plastic Jesus' website states that his artwork is concerned with "shining a small light into some of those dark corners of society." He has also declared his support in the past for Hillary Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee.
Image caption The 'wall' has a miniature US flag on each corner
It's not the first time the artist has used the area to share his political views. In 2014 he installed a statue of a golden figurine injecting heroin close to the venue for the Oscars awards ceremony. At the base of the sculpture were written the words "Hollywood's best kept secret." He later confirmed it was a reference to the drug-problems of Hollywood.
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