‘The Statue Represents a Draft Dodger’: New Statue on National Mall Mocks Trump’s Military Service Exemption – WTOP News
Secret Handshake’s gold-painted installation uses a sarcastic plaque and mascot Toey to mock Trump’s Vietnam-era medical deferment.
- Ahead of Veterans Day, an anonymous art collective called Secret Handshake installed a golden statue of President Donald Trump on Washington's National Mall, drawing crowds of visitors seeking photographs.
- Titled "The Foot Soldier," the gold-painted installation depicts Trump alongside a mascot named Toey, satirizing the bone-spurs diagnosis that exempted him from military service during the Vietnam-era.
- A plaque beneath the statue delivers a sarcastic tribute to Trump's military record, while featuring his own remark: "I can be very military."
- Visitors to the National Mall have stopped to photograph the display, which has become a focal point for public attention during the holiday period.
- Secret Handshake previously gained attention for provocative political displays, including a golden statue of Trump holding hands with Jeffrey Epstein and a golden toilet.
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‘The statue represents a draft dodger’: New statue on National Mall mocks Trump’s military service exemption – WTOP News
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Shin-young = A statue satirizing President Donald Trump’s alleged avoidance of the Vietnam War draft has appeared in the center of Washington, D.C.
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