--- title: Donald Trump Washington Hotel Vandalized with Graffiti description: Donald Trump's International Hotel in Washington, D.C., was vandalized over the weekend, according to reports canonical: https://time.com/4516014/donald-trump-hotel-graffiti/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-02T19:36:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:32.696Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump's New Hotel Was Hit With 'Black Lives Matter' Graffiti og:description: "Black Lives Matter" was spray painted on the luxury hotel's facade og:url: https://time.com/4516014/donald-trump-hotel-graffiti/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc15aaa428b84b0a2/6988a862f887dc0959e97a36/gettyimages-606175414.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump Holds Campaign Event At Trump International Hotel og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump's New Hotel Was Hit With 'Black Lives Matter' Graffiti twitter:description: "Black Lives Matter" was spray painted on the luxury hotel's facade twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc15aaa428b84b0a2/6988a862f887dc0959e97a36/gettyimages-606175414.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump's New Hotel Was Hit With 'Black Lives Matter' Graffiti > Sponsored content. 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Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Oct 2, 2016 7:36 PM UTC Donald Trump’s International Hotel in Washington, D.C., was [vandalized over the weekend](http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/02/politics/donald-trump-black-lives-matter-graffiti/index.html), according to reports. Someone spray-painted the phrase “Black Lives Matter” on the facade of the the luxury hotel, which is positioned along Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington. A Twitter user posted a video of a person appearing to spray paint the building on Saturday afternoon. > [](https://twitter.com/AngryBlkManDC/status/782390618601426945) Later, he posted a photo of the finished product. > [](https://twitter.com/AngryBlkManDC/status/782391636089311232) [_CNN_](http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/02/politics/donald-trump-black-lives-matter-graffiti/index.html) reports the graffiti was quickly being covered up by plywood and no arrests had been made. Trump has been criticized throughout the campaign for his approach to racial issues. During last week’s presidential debate, the candidate [drew backlash](http://time.com/4509049/presidential-debate-donald-trump-race/) over his call for “law and order” and nationwide stop & frisk policies in response to a question about mending the country’s racial divide. 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