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The Republican Party of Virginia's headquarters in downtown Richmond was damaged Wednesday night as protesters tried to kick in the office's glass door, painted graffiti and threw a pumpkin, according to party officials.

On Thursday morning, a dirty footprint and the remains of an anarchist symbol were still visible on the glass front of the RPV office on Grace Street. A doorbell outside the office appeared to have been smashed.

In a statement, RPV Chairman John Whitbeck blamed the vandalism on Hillary Clinton and other Democrats criticisms of Trump supporters as "racist, sexist, mentally ill and a 'basket of deplorables.'"

"The hateful rhetoric we have seen these past few months is the cause of this violence," Whitbeck said.

The Democratic Party of Virginia condemned the vandalism.

"This is not the Virginia way, nor is it compatible with our values as Democrats," DPVA Chairman Susan Swecker said in a statement. "While we strongly respect and support the right to protest peacefully, these actions are indefensible."