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Trump ‘Foot Soldier’ statue mocks his Vietnam draft deferment

Trump ‘Foot Soldier’ statue mocks his Vietnam draft deferment

Summary

The anonymous art collective Secret Handshake installed a golden statue of President Donald Trump on Washington’s National Mall. Called “The Foot Soldier,” the statue depicts Trump rubbing his foot and mocks the bone-spurs diagnosis cited for his Vietnam-era medical deferment.

Key Facts

  • Secret Handshake is an anonymous art collective.
  • The collective installed a golden statue of Donald Trump.
  • The statue is on Washington’s National Mall.
  • The statue is titled “The Foot Soldier.”
  • It depicts Trump rubbing his foot.
  • The work mocks the bone-spurs diagnosis cited for Trump’s Vietnam-era medical deferment.
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