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Showing Original Post only (View all)Indian authorities fear that Trump could be attacked by monkeys at the Taj Mahal [View all]
'If monkeys attack Donald Trump's entourage, it will be a disaster': Indians fear not enough has been done to protect the President from primate 'terror' ahead of his Taj Mahal visit
Monkeys harassing tourists have become a major problem at India's Taj Mahal
Donald Trump is expected to visit the landmark on Monday with his wife Melania
Locals fear that a large troop of monkeys could be impossible to control
There are around 500 to 700 macaque monkeys living in and around the monument, it is believed.
Brij Bhushan, head of the Taj Mahal security force, said last year that police had received locally-made slingshots to fend off the monkeys.
'We found that monkeys get scared by just seeing us brandishing these slingshots,' he said at the time.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8019775/Indians-fear-Donald-Trump-attacked-monkeys-Taj-Mahal.html
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underpants
Feb 2020
OP
Isn't Trump a germaphobe, someone should tell him Ebola comes from monkeys.
Thomas Hurt
Feb 2020
#19
Ironic, seeing as how he's surrounded by trained monkeys all the time at home. n/t
Beartracks
Feb 2020
#27