US Edition‘Dictator Approved’ Sculpture Unveiled on National Mall and Backed as Free Speech by White House
- On Tuesday, the 'Dictator Approved' statue was installed along the National Mall in Washington, DC, featuring a gold thumb pressing down on the Statue of Liberty's crown.
- The statue aimed to respond to a June 14 military parade featuring imagery likened to authoritarian regimes from North Korea, Russia, and China marching through DC.
- The sculpture’s pedestal bears gold plaques quoting leaders like Putin, Orban, Kim Jong Un, and Bolsonaro, linking praise of authoritarian figures to President Trump.
- Kevin Hong said his family has opposed communism in Korea, China, and Vietnam for 70 years, making the statue feel particularly personal to him.
- The statue draws mixed reactions from passersby and highlights ongoing political tensions about freedom and authoritarianism in the United States.
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They also chose a quote from the Hungarian Prime Minister that was flattering to Trump.
Donald Trump is being mocked with a sculpture that stands right in front of the Capitol. The sculpture, which bears the plaque "Approved by dictators," features quotes from Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-Un and other dictators praising Trump, writes the Daily Beast. Now the White House has commented on the "intimidating" sculpture.
New monuments are emerging in Washington: straight Imperial flagpoles at the White House – and elsewhere a warning sign against a future dictatorship. What's more?
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The Washington PostEight-foot-tall ‘Dictator Approved’ sculpture appears on National Mall
Remember the poop statue? The curly-swirly pile of doo that sat atop a replica of former House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-California) desk? The work of protest art placed on the National Mall last October in mock tribute to the Jan.…
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