The vandalism suspect who smashed President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to pieces with a pickax pleaded not guilty Wednesday and detailed why he felt compelled to destroy the sidewalk monument.

Austin Clay, 24, of Glendale was charged with with a felony count of vandalism in connection with the July 25 case. Officers were called around 3:30 a.m. to the star’s location on Hollywood Boulevard near Highland Avenue, where they found a small pile of rubble