Donald Trump didn’t build the 6-inch wall surrounding his Hollywood Walk of Fame star, but we know who paid for it: Plastic Jesus.
“Plastic Jesus, who has been dubbed the ‘LA Banksy,’ told DailyMail.com that he was behind the guerrilla artwork.
“The street artist, who famously put up parking signs designating ‘No Trump Anytime’ zones around Los Angeles, told us that he’d wanted to make a point about Trump’s ‘ludicrous’ and ‘isolationist’ plans for the border wall.”
Plastic Jesus was quoted as saying: “Donald Trump is obviously a huge target for artists like myself but I wanted to do something that wasn’t just attacking him visibly, about his hair. I wanted to attack him on his policies of isolation.”
I built and paid for the wall myself. No Mexican money. #trump #Mexico #donaldtrump #hollywood pic.twitter.com/LTjGN3SBPf
— Plastic Jesus (@plasticjesusart) July 20, 2016
“I think (his plan to build a wall) is completely ludicrous,” said the street artist. “So I try to get my work to act as a catalyst to get people thinking about his policies. The U.S. is an incredible place because it’s so multicultural. It was founded on people from dozens and dozens of different nations.”