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Farmgirl1961

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Sun Oct 27, 2024, 05:53 PM Oct 2024

Satirical Trump statue appears overnight on downtown Portland street

In an installation that recalls an iconic image from Portland’s political past, a satirical statue of former President Donald J. Trump popped up on a downtown thoroughfare Sunday, just 10 days before voters nationwide will decide whether he will get a second chance to return to the White House.

The statue, on Southwest 6th Avenue between Alder and Morrison streets, depicts Trump in his trademark loose-fitting suit, feet encased in loafers, mouth twisted into a smirk and hair feathered high in a pompadour of sorts, with his right hand curled in a suggestive fashion....


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Satirical Trump statue appears overnight on downtown Portland street (Original Post) Farmgirl1961 Oct 2024 OP
Is this part of the living statues movement in Portland? cyclonefence Oct 2024 #1
Hands are too big!! HagathaCrispy Oct 2024 #2

cyclonefence

(5,167 posts)
1. Is this part of the living statues movement in Portland?
Sun Oct 27, 2024, 06:23 PM
Oct 2024

I tried to look at the article cited, but they insisted I had an ad-blocker (I don't) so I wasn't able to see it. Can somebody post a picture?

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