A Trump Fan’s Photo-Op While Cleaning His Hollywood Star Inspired Some To Do The Same For Other Stars

It doesn’t take much to send the internet into a meme-creating frenzy. Toss President Trump in the mix and most people can’t help making comments and taking part in one direction or the other to either support or denounce the president. That’s where Twitter user @Makenna_MG’s decision to kneel down and clean off Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame enters into internet history — or infamy depending on how you look at it.

Now her decision on its own is admirable and definitely the least annoying thing you could run into on Hollywood Boulevard. If you’re not hassled by someone in a tattered Spider-Man costume, you clearly didn’t leave your car. Also it seems that it’s about time that somebody stuck up for Trump’s defenseless star from the looks at the photo from before it was cleaned. When someone isn’t completely removing the star from the ground to destroy it, they’re marking it up and covering it in junk as some sort of protest against the president.

Anyway, Makenna’s act made its way to social media and not long after people took notice, several decided to hit the sidewalk themselves in order to recreate her act for someone they would call “MY president.” From there, a slight meme was born and folks made the most of it:

https://twitter.com/jake__stubbs/status/881217276539621376

https://twitter.com/suhnahlay/status/881342402216296449

https://twitter.com/themuminati/status/881942224409423872

https://twitter.com/Jon_Wienke/status/881592893814718464

https://twitter.com/lindxeyy/status/881982369304989696

https://twitter.com/MaddyBurke_/status/881988912561836032

https://twitter.com/grins_xcx/status/881919225287364608

https://twitter.com/dakneees/status/881385002901962752

https://twitter.com/darth/status/881987346798747652

https://twitter.com/KateySagaI/status/881728197938659328

https://twitter.com/penguinpenguout/status/881983308544061441

https://twitter.com/Racheleliz24/status/881981581493227520

https://twitter.com/ryderwatts/status/881970997917663232

Others couldn’t make the trip out to the Walk of Fame themselves, but didn’t want to be left out of the fun. So they just decided to pick someone they want to celebrate as “MY president” and shared a little love in their own way. I don’t know about about you, but the Popeye’s lady might make the perfect world leader if they gave her a chance.

https://twitter.com/ohmyliz_/status/882333724825858048

https://twitter.com/internetrico/status/882014970388590592

https://twitter.com/youngestdonut/status/882334359918972928

As most know, stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame are paid for by the nominating body that adds a person’s name to the yearly list of nominees. Also the nominee has to accept the nomination and appear in person at the ceremony. That’s why Rick Dees of “Disco Duck” fame has a star and George Clooney does not. It can also be paid for by a television network, as Starz did for Dennis Hopper ahead of the premiere of his series Crash. The LA Times noted that Trump received his for his role in the Miss Universe pageants he no longer is part of and during his promotion for The Apprentice for a season in LA.

Now it has taken on a more prestigious and divisive existence than the moment it was first placed in the sidewalk, which is strange when it shares space with Ryan Seacrest and Mickey Mouse.

(Via LA Times / Entertainment Weekly)