A group of environmental activists broke into the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. late Saturday and carved a message into the fifth green. The unidentified group cut "no more tigers no more woods" into the green with rakes.
"It's a protest piece against Trump's administration's handling of our environmental policies," one activist told ABC 7 in a phone interview.
"They've been very aggressive in gutting a lot of the policies we've had in place for a very long time. We felt it necessary to stand up and go take action against him," the unidentified environmentalist continued.
How @washingtonpost describes vandalism "A group of environmental activists pulled off a daring act of defiance" https://t.co/4a6RfydzJG
— Andrew Wilkow (@WilkowMajority) March 13, 2017
The Washington Post originally reported the incident as a "daring act of defiance," according to Twitchy. President Donald Trump's son Eric slammed the phrasing, tweeting that Washington Post should be ashamed of themselves.
"This is a criminal act. Disgusting what some media has become," Trump added.
The @WashingtonPost should be ashamed of themselves. This is a criminal act. Disgusting what some media has become. @JeffBezos https://t.co/ui0Y8Tl732
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) March 13, 2017
The story has since been updated to deem the action an "elaborate act of vandalism."