Council wants to remove President Trump star from Walk of Fame

The city council, however, does not have the power to actually remove the star; that falls on the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

West Hollywood's five-member city council passed the measure unanimously on Monday evening.

The Star Wars actor made the suggestion on Twitter after the West Hollywood City Council voted unanimously to permanently remove the President's star from its location. "When one belittles and attacks minorities, immigrants, Muslims, people with disabilities or women - the honour no longer exists". Ultimately, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will have the power to decide whether to remove the star.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has never removed a marker from the Walk of Fame and turned down a 2015 request to remove comedian Bill Cosby's star.

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"The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an institution celebrating the positive contributions of the inductees", said president and CEO Leron Gubler.

Austin Mikel Clay, 24, is accused of using a pickaxe to smash the smash the memorial on Hollywood Boulevard. He was charged with one count of felony vandalism this week, but he spoke out at Monday's meeting in defense of his actions.

The president received the famous accolade in 2007 for his work on the United States version of reality show The Apprentice. The resolution by the West Hollywood council - which is known for a liberal agenda - has no impact on Trump's star.

Patricia Cox, a witness, told CNN affiliate KCAL/KCBS that she saw a man "going to town" on the ground "like it was his business just to be tearing up the ground", she said. The chamber also backed the decision by claiming that the stars represent the history of the American entertainment industry and hence, shouldn't be removed.

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The Trump star has been vandalized numerous times and destroyed twice.

"It's certain that other people will vandalize the star". Is removing Trump's star absolving us of a past when the entertainment world honored someone who even at his best was still a colossal buffoon, and set a precedent for removals of other stars?

According to The Los Angeles Times, the West Hollywood resolution doesn't mention the vandalism as a reason behind the vote.

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