On February 10, 2017, the Museum of the Moving Image announced that it had ceased its involvement with the project, citing public safety concerns.[59] The museum's statement claimed that "the installation had become a flashpoint for violence and was disrupted from its original intent."[60] The exhibit had become a target for confrontations by neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and 4chan trolls.[3][62][63][64][65] LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner, meanwhile, clarified that although the museum had "abandoned" the project, "the artists, however, have not."[59] They issued a statement accusing the Museum of the Moving Image of not listening to their concerns regarding the hate speech that occurred, and claimed that the museum had "bowed to political pressure" in ceasing their involvement with the project, adding that there had been no incidents of violence that they were aware of,[66] despite LaBeouf's arrest for assault on January 25, 2017.[67] They also revealed that the lawyer who informed them of the museum's decision also represents President Trump, and the trio concluded that the museum was "not fit to speak of [their] intent as artists."[66]