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A 12-foot golden statue of President Donald Trump was put on display on 3rd street, just outside the US Capitol. The temporary statue was unveiled just hours before the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision was announced.

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[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 71 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

What. The. Fuck.

Can we secede already?

Edit: Fixed embarrassing typo

[–] chemicalprophet@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 2 points 2 months ago

Haha! Wow good catch. I even looked it up to make sure I spelled it right. Dang.

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 55 points 2 months ago

Are we North Korea yet?

[–] Burninator05@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Another large golden trump statue will surely quench any anti-christ speculation.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 7 points 2 months ago

It couldn't be more on the nose.

And yet

[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago (3 children)

No, its a golden piglet.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 months ago

The calf was probably real gold, or at least gold-plated.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

It'd be funny to have a golden statue of Trump being rogered by the Wall Street bull.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

looks like he's taking a massive shit

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

If you squint, the massive shit looks a lot like Trump holding a bitcoin

[–] BoloMKXXVIII@piefed.social 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Somebody PLEASE fling some poo at that abomination! Bonus points for getting it on the face!

[–] C4551E@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

the poo-flinger is proof that the left is full of violent terrorist thugs! I propose a new national statue memorial day! report any neighbors with suspicious behavior to your local ICE agency! Brought to you by Disney and Bitcoin!

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Bring on the pigeons!

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

I’m sure someone could create a golden calf sculpture with a slot on the bottom to snuggly sit over the coin. Come in with a little gorilla glue and it’s a quick improvement.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Looks like it was carved out of butter that started to melt.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

The right is just so fucking bad at all art

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

No that's just how Trump looks

[–] graycube@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bitcoin aren't a physical thing, how can you hold them?

[–] lengau@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

You just make a non-fungible physical taken that represents those bitcoins!

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

LOL, it's good to remind Americans just what Taco cares most about. He isn't going to do shit for Americans except to enrich himself, cover up what he did with a notorious pedophile, attack all dissidents, and rile up the racists to "own the libs".

This statue shows the first part.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

That sad moment for Javier Milei, when Trump who is not even Latino beat him first to be crowned El Presidente of Tropico by inaugurating a golden statue holding a bitcoin.

But seriously though, USA is now officially a banana republic after setting up multiple ones in the past.

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Doesn't look like him at all.

Needs less hair and more nussy

[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah but it's implying trump put it up... Apparently this was done by memecoin enthusiasts.