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Golden Trump statue on National Mall mocks draft deferment
USA Today • • general
Key Points:
- A satirical gold-painted statue titled "The Foot Soldier" depicting President Donald Trump appeared on the National Mall in Washington, DC, two days before Veterans Day, mocking his Vietnam-era draft deferments.
- The statue shows Trump seated with one shoe off, holding his foot, and includes a plaque sarcastically honoring his "service" in dodging the draft due to bone spurs.
- The anonymous art protest group The Secret Handshake, responsible for several anti-Trump installations, created the statue to highlight Trump's avoidance of military service during the Vietnam War.
- The statue is scheduled to remain on display through Veterans Day, Nov. 11, and has drawn criticism from the White House, which called the protest a product of "Trump Derangement Syndrome."
