A group of environmental activists vandalised President Donald
Trump's luxury ocean-front golf course in southern California, carving a
message into the grass near the fifth hole, police said on Monday, AFP
reports.
The group, which calls itself an "anonymous environmental
activist collective," sent The Washington Post a video showing four
people scaling a fence at the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes,
around 30 miles (50km) south of downtown Los Angeles.
The intruders are seen in the grainy 64-second video wearing
dark clothing and using gardening tools to carve six-foot (two-meter) letters
into the grass reading, "NO MORE TIGERS. NO MORE WOODS."
They sent a statement to the newspaper explaining the vandalism
was a response to the Trump administration's "blatant disregard for the
environment."
Lt. David Sprengel of the Lomita Sheriff's Station told AFP the
vandalism had occurred on Sunday.
The 18-hole course, ranked among the country's top 100 by Golf
Magazine, is renowned for its spectacular views over the Pacific Ocean and has
been used in several movies, including "50 First Dates" and
"Horrible Bosses 2."
At a total cost of $264m, it is the most expensive US golf
course ever built, according to the World Golf online guide.
The club did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
