WASHINGTON – It was a threatening message to his wife that made Mr Adam Besthoff remove all but one of his Donald Trump lawn signs ahead of a US election that has fuelled divisions among Americans.
“They said they know where she lives and where she works,” the 49-year-old told AFP from his home in Fairfax, Virginia, where a single sign now remains with a picture of Republican presidential candidate Trump raising his fist after surviving a July assassination attempt.
Mr Besthoff, a plumber, had tried to deter the vandals – including by slathering oil from sardine tins onto the signs – but still, he says, more than a dozen were stolen in the run-up to the Nov 5 vote.
Democratic supporters have also been targeted in neighbourhoods across the country split over the election.
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