US EditionGolden Toilet Mocks Trump Decor as White House Defends Renovations
Anonymous artists installed a satirical 10-foot throne with a gold toilet to criticize President Trump’s focus on White House bathroom renovations amid national issues.
- On Monday, March 30, 2026, the art group The Secret Handshake unveiled a 10-foot-tall, faux marble throne featuring a golden toilet on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
- Titled "A Throne Fit For A King," the protest piece targets President Trump's decision to renovate the White House's Lincoln Bathroom, with a plaque claiming he prioritized this project during national economic turmoil.
- The Secret Handshake, known for previous "Trump-Epstein friendship statue" works, keeps members' identities hidden while using intermediaries to secure National Park Service permits for the satirical installation.
- Passersby lingered on Monday to pose on the golden commode, with one creator telling The Post the installation's "lightheartedness" offers respite from "dark" times in America.
- The installation appeared two days after nationwide "No Kings" protests drew thousands, reflecting a broader trend of satirical monuments across Washington, D.C., criticizing the administration's priorities.
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Golden toilet display mocks Trump's White House remodeling
A giant golden toilet at the National Mall is on display to mock the Trump administration’s remodeling of the White House. The sculpture, set up at the Lincoln Memorial, is from the Secret Handshake and is the group’s second display on the National Mall to protest the Trump administration this month. The statue includes a plaque calling it “A Throne Fit for a King,” as well as a description of the display, according to WTOP. Following a weekend …
In Washington, Nancy Chase patiently waits to be photographed on "A throne worthy of a king", golden toilets designed by a collective of artists to mock Donald Trump's ludicrous renovations at the White House.
"A massive tribute to the Trump Lincoln Bathroom"
With the country juggling war, economic strain, and a grinding shutdown, Washington D.C.'s favorite public artists, The Secret Handshake, decided the moment called for a ten-foot monument to Donald Trump's renovation of the White House Lincoln Bathroom, complete with a gold "throne" and a plaque praising his "vision." — Read the rest The post "A massive tribute to the Trump Lincoln Bathroom" appeared first on Boing Boing.
The collective Secret Handshake is once again the author of a satirical sculpture on the National Mall, directed directly at the American president
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