Los Angeles Police Commissioner 'In Favor' Of Trump Star Vandalism

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has had a rough year, thanks to repeated acts of vandalism, but does the president of the Los Angeles Police Commission really support such defacement?

Matt Johnson laughed and had a big smile on his face Monday night when he was asked outside a West Hollywood restaurant by a TMZ cameraman what he thought of the attacks on Trump's sidewalk star on Hollywood Boulevard.

"I'm in favor of it," he said with a smile, turning toward his car and laughing.

The TMZ photographer, also laughing, then asked if Johnson thinks the star should be removed.

"I'm definitely in favor of getting rid of the star," Johnson said, again with a laugh, as he got into his car.

The Police Commission, which Johnson leads, is the civilian panel that oversees the Los Angeles Police Department.

Trump's star has seen its share of action since the real estate baron began his presidential campaign. A street artist once built a small border wall around the star, mocking Trump's proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Vandals once scrawled swastikas on the star, and businessman James Otis in October took a sledge hammer to the sign and made off with the brass-colored name plate -- earning him a felony conviction and three years on probation.

Most recently, somebody placed a gold-colored toilet alongside the star.

City News Service; Photo: TMZ Screengrab