A granite monument honoring President Trump’s New Hampshire primary win was smashed into pieces outside the state library in Concord on Friday.
New Hampshire State Police were called to the scene Friday morning after a member of the library maintenance staff noticed the destruction to the “steps to the White House” monument, according to New Hampshire 1 News.
“It’s a historical marker identifying all of the winners, Democratic and Republican, who have won the New Hampshire Primary since 1952. There is a stone for each of the winners,” state librarian Michael York told the local outlet.
New Hampshire authorities are investigating a case of criminal mischief at the state library, where a granite block noting President Trump’s 2016 primary win was destroyed early Friday. https://t.co/US3i45wJMS pic.twitter.com/nrWUegzSsE
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) August 11, 2018
York believes someone used
a sledgehammer to destroy the stone which is about one square foot and two inches thick. On Friday, it was found in seven pieces scattered around the property.
“The stones are inexpensive,” he said
,
explaining the replacement process. “It’s the labeling of them that’s expensive.”
This monument
been
vandali
zed
in the past
, with George H.W. Bush
‘s and Richard Nixon’s stones
stolen years ago.
Last month
,
Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star was also destroyed in an act of political vandalism.
