New statue in DC mocks Trump for ‘dodging’ Vietnam war draft over bone spurs

New statue in DC mocks Trump for ‘dodging’ Vietnam war draft over bone spurs

In brief

Gilded statue titled The Foot Soldier was installed on the National Mall just two days before Veterans DayA new statue mocking Donald Trump was installed on Washington’s National Mall on Monday, this time poking fun at bone spurs that the US president was diagnosed with, which allowed him to defer the Vietnam war draft.Just two days before Veterans Day, the gilded statue – titled The Foot Soldier – appeared near the…

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