Visitors to Washington’s National Mall have been pausing to photograph a new satirical statue targeting former President Donald Trump’s lack of military service, installed ahead of Veterans Day.
Titled “The Foot Soldier,” the gold-painted installation depicts Trump alongside a mascot named Toey. Created by the protest art collective Secret Handshake, the piece mocks the former president’s Vietnam War-era medical deferment, granted following a diagnosis of bone spurs.
A plaque beneath the statue offers a sardonic tribute to Trump’s military record, describing him as a soldier who reached the front lines of avoiding the draft. It also features his own remark: “I can be very military.”
The installation is the group’s latest political artwork, following previous displays that included a golden statue of Trump holding hands with Jeffrey Epstein and a golden toilet.
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