Vandalism of truck with Trump graffiti stuns Victoria family

A truck with Texas licenceplates was badly vandalized and spray-painted with "Trump" sometime Wednesday night in Victoria.

Jonathon Vindalinposted on Twitter that the truck which belongsto his father also had its windshield smashed and licence plates stolen.

"[My father] has been here for almost threemonths visiting family and helping us out," wrote Vindalin. "My wife and I just had a baby his first grandchild and we just moved. He did his twoweek quarantine. He is Canadian and can't even vote for or against Trump."

Victoria police say other vehicles with out-of-province plates have also been vandalized,but nothing as extreme.

"It's shameful that this happened," said Const. Cam MacIntyre. "Earlier in the pandemic, we saw vehicles victimized butthis is certainly a step up."

MacIntyresaid there are legitimate reasons for people with out-of-province or out-of-country plates to be in the city.

"We should treat them with a level of understanding and a level of empathy because we do not know everyone's story and why they are here," he said.

Vindalin tweeted that his father's insurance would cover the damage, minus a $1,000 deductible.