Los Angeles Metro admitted to pulling buses with ads promoting First Lady Melania Trump’s new documentary off busy roads over vandalism concerns.
The transit authority said buses featuring the ads for “Melania” were being rerouted to other “geographic areas to minimize vandalism.”
LA Metro reps said Wednesday they reassign buses with the posters from the “Melania” documentary to different areas over vandalism concerns. LA Metro“The buses remain in regular service. Our buses have unfortunately been subject to vandalism over the last couple of years,” the agency told the California Post.
“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.”
Before the documentary about Melania Trump was set to be released at the end of January, the posters were placed at bus stops across LA. LA Metro
LA Metro shared several pictures with The Post that depicted the vulgar graffiti, though all the images featured vandalized bus stops.
The agency declined to share where the buses would be rerouted or which areas saw their bus stops vandalized. It also did not say whether the Melania ads were being replaced.
After many of the posters and bus stop signs were vandalized with graffiti and expletives, LA Metro officials said it had to stay ahead of potential vandalism on the vehicles. LA MetroVandals targeted the ads ahead of the documentary’s Jan. 30 premiere, with most covering the First Lady’s face with vile expletives.
“Melania is in the Epstein files,” one vandal wrote on a bus stop sign.
First lady Melania Trump delivers her remarks in the New York Stock Exchange board room before ringing the opening bell, Wednesday, Jan. 28. AP
Movie posters for the documentary “Melania” featuring the first lady are displayed in a New York City subway station, Jan. 14. REUTERS“My husband f—ks kids,” read another.
The moved comes after widespread speculation that LA Metro was purposefully “hiding” the documentary ads.
Los Angeles County GOP Chair Roxanne Hoge said she received reports that more than 100 buses branded with the first lady were being stashed in a bus depot parking lot, creating serious delays for commuters.
“I’m hearing it’s because someone doesn’t want Melania, The Movie, to have a good opening weekend,” Hoge wrote on X.
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