Protesters seeking to humiliate Donald Trump have turned to public art, placing life-size statues of the presidential candidate in the nude.
Several statues of Trump, sans suit and tie, popped up on corners in several cities: New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cleveland and Seattle.
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Standing tall in Capitol Hill, a bare Trump statue created a photo opportunity for those amused by its presence. See photos here.
He was placed on the busy intersection of East Pike Street and 11th Avenue by rainbow crosswalks.
The Washington Post reports that anarchist group INDECLINE made the statues.
The group’s latest project has been four months in the making and was inspired, in part, by “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” Hans Christian Andersen’s story about an overly confident leader without clothing, an INDECLINE spokesman told the Post.
“Like it or not, Trump is a larger-than-life figure in world culture at the moment,” said the spokesman, who discussed the project with The Washington Post on condition of anonymity. “Looking back in history, that’s how those figures were memorialized and idolized in their time — with statues.”
While many on social media laugh at or applaud the statue, others call it nauseating.
A statue in New York's Union Square quickly drew the attention of people, many of whom posed for photographs with it, before it was removed by the city's parks department.
Seattle Department of Transportation told KIRO 7 News they were evaluating whether the object was impeding pedestrian safety before they decided take action or not take action.
The statue in Capitol Hill was still standing until around 4 p.m. on Thursday. It is unclear who removed the statue.
Trump's campaign declined to comment on the statues.
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