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Report: NYC artist was behind Trump Central Park headstone

Report: NYC artist was behind Trump Central Park headstone | iNFOnews.ca
In this March 27, 2016, photo provided by Molly Krause Communications, a headstone bearing Donald Trump's name in shown in New York's Central Park. The New York Times reported that police have identified the stone's artist as Brian Whitely. In a March 30 interview with the then unnamed artist, Whitely told the Times he was trying to remind the Republican presidential front-runner "what kind of legacy he was leaving behind." (Ventiko/Molly Krause Communications via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES

NEW YORK – A Brooklyn artist is reportedly behind a headstone bearing Donald Trump’s name that was placed in New York’s Central Park.

The New York Times reports (http://nyti.ms/1Npa9lV ) the headstone included Trump’s birth year, 1946, and the epitaph “Made America Hate Again.” It mysteriously appeared in the park March 27 before being taken away by parks department workers.

Police tracked the stone to a monument dealer who gave them the customer’s name and security footage showing him loading it into a truck.

The Times reports police identified him as Brian Whitely. He hasn’t responded to requests for comment from The Associated Press.

In a March 30 interview with the then-unnamed artist, he told the Times he was trying to remind the Republican presidential front-runner “what kind of legacy he was leaving behind.”

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