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Satirical Statue on National Mall Mocks Trump Over Vietnam Draft Deferral
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Satirical Statue on National Mall Mocks Trump Over Vietnam Draft Deferral

A gilded statue titled “The Foot Soldier” depicts Donald Trump rubbing his foot, referencing the bone-spur diagnosis that allowed him to defer the Vietnam draft. Anonymous artists installed it on Washington’s National Mall until Veterans Day.

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