Los Angeles Metro admitted to pulling buses with ads promoting first lady Melania Trump’s titular new documentary off busy roads over vandalism concerns.
The transit authority said buses featuring the ads were being rerouted to other “geographic areas to minimize potential vandalism,” NBC Los Angeles reported.
“The buses remain in regular service. Our buses have unfortunately been subject to vandalism over the last couple of years,” the agency told Fox Los Angeles.
“So, after seeing significant vandalism at city bus stops on advertising for the Melania movie, Metro proactively reassigned some the buses containing that advertising to other geographic areas to minimize potential vandalism.”
People have posted evidence of the vandalism to social media, including footage appearing to show an individual scrubbing expletives from the signage.
The admission comes after widespread speculation that the agency was purposefully hiding the documentary ads.
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