Officials from the California Department of Transportation dismantled massive white letters spelling “TRUMP” that appeared on private hillside property next to Highway 405 in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.
The sign was reported in the early morning hours Tuesday by someone concerned about the potential of a fire due to its placement among dry brush.
California Highway Patrol quickly deemed the sign – fashioned after the famous LA “HOLLYWOOD” sign – a “traffic hazard.”
Many drivers slowed on the highway to capture pictures and videos.
No one knows as of yet who constructed the sign. Were the property owners responsible for the sign, or someone else? If it was someone else, were the property owners aware and in approval of the activity on their land?
Another important question that has not yet been answered is whether state officials notified the property owners before entering the property and taking the sign down.
Reactions to the sign on social media were just as divided as our political climate. Many called for its removal, while others celebrated the appearance of Trump support in largely-liberal Los Angeles.
A Twitter user named Shawn Hugus said he hoped they were pulling it down “because (Trump) got like 200,000 people killed.” (His Tweet will not appear here due to profanity used in his Twitter handle).
Another wrote, “Imagine if state officers trespassed on your property to remove your political sign. #1stAmendment”
Even President Trump re-posted the story to his Twitter account, urging Californians to “Vote TRUMP”:
Caitlin Bassett graduated from Liberty University in 2017 with her Bachelor’s in Politics and Policy. She grew up in the great Pacific Northwest, but now calls Northern California home as she pursues ministry school.
This is becoming more like a COMMUNIST country faster and faster right before our eyes!!!!!! Talk about a violation of a persons rights.
That’s California for you. Those people should succeed from the Union.
Secsede, but we knew what you meant – and agree
Secede – but we knew what you meant. 😉
So true!!!
Trespassing for sure.
P.S. Trump did not kill 200k people. Spring break, Mardi Gras, St.Patty’s Day were all happening despite warnings. Cuomo refused to shut down NY on March 15, then was blaming Trump for a shortage of ventilators a week later. Check history.
He got the ventilator and hid them cuomo literally murdered over thousands of people by just throwing them in nursing home to rot democratic no heart pos
i SMELL A LAWSUIT….SMALL CLAIMS WOULD YIELD $5,000…
Libs dont know the truth that Pelosi, Cuomo and other liberal governors all over the US opened their cities to travelers and partying because Trump banned travel from China… they called him a racist and xenophobe!! Liberals allowed the spread of coronavirus in February and March just when China was opening the floodgates of Wuhan infected people to spread it to the world!
Immediately remove all BILLBOARDS you commie bastards!
I’ll bet that if that sign spelled BIDEN, we’d be faced with having to look at it thru years end!
A traffic hazard? Is the HOLLYWOOD sign coming down soon too?
I am Immigtant ftom Ukraine. And what happening now in America it is reminding me on Lenins 1912 or 1917 bolsewich rebolytion. Lenin told young poor people, the wealth
of rich people is belong to you, and what happen next. They attacked rich people took everything from them and killed them, and thats what is socialosm and commynism-anarghi!
Thank you very much, please keep it up!!!!
The time for honoring your liberal selves will be at an end come november.
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Listen ALL US CITIZENS the Government…OUR GOVERNMEMT. is ever so closely edging closer and closer to Socialusm/Communisim it isn’t funny. Here a State Government is allowed to enter on PRIVATE property and re move a Election sign on the pretense it’s a traffic hazard and fire hazard…..such nonsense! It’s modeled after the famous ” Hollywood” sign and doesn’t propose no more threat than its model sign. California like many other States are violating our 1st Admenment rights and we the citizens are allowing it. Regardless of your Polictical Party this action by the State is totally illegal and needs to be challenged in a Court. Shame on the Gov. Of California. Citizens of California…Whats next? to be taken away from you and imposed upon you?
It’s not uncommon to need a permit through zoning and planning for signs.
Not for political speech during a campaign season! Look at the thousands of yard signs all over street corners and telephone poles…no permits. But a pizza fee and you can only put it up for 3 months.
If you vote for Biden “You Ain’t American!
Talk about voter suppression
No one promised you wouldn’t be offended. Freedom of speech and expression is a right granted to every citizen regardless of political party. If you don’t like it, don’t look at it. Quit being spoiled paste eating children.
Permission! We don’t need no stinking permission!
If I owned said private property, I believe I would press the issue until I won. Otherwise, I would be allowing them to take my rights. PELOSI AND HER DEGENERATE PIG SQUAD JUST CAN’T STAND THAT WE HAVE THE FREEDOM, THE RIGHT TO DISLIKE HER PARTY AND THEIR DEGENERATE POLICIES.
When are we going to take down the leftist pig feces that is get away with their bs?
Californians can now have sex with minors, but a sign is repugnant?
Then I suppose the “Hollywood” sign is next because it is a distraction to drivers and a fire hazard. Ridiculous.
Great reporting. Because you was so neutral your story stood out. I felt like I had found a four leaf clover. Thank you for being a true journalist. I didn’t think that existed anymore.
Should not go on private property. Sue the state. Leave the sign alone. Same as any billboard.
Thank you Oksana RobinCommunison for speaking the truth. I studied the beginnings of the socialism/communisim in Ukraine years ago. I live in fear that it is coming yo my country. God bless you for speaking out
I would rebuild it and put it back up. Then put traps around it so if anyone tried to take it down would lose a limb and wouldnt come back.