New statue in DC mocks Trump for ‘dodging’ Vietnam war draft over bone spurs
Gilded statue titled The Foot Soldier was installed on the National Mall just two days before Veterans Day A 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…
Covered by 3 sources from 3 countries. First reported by The Guardian ·
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New statue in DC mocks Trump for ‘dodging’ Vietnam war draft over bone spurs
Gilded statue titled The Foot Soldier was installed on the National Mall just two days before Veterans Day A 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…
Art group unveils statue satirising Trump’s military service record
Visitors photograph The Foot Soldier, a National Mall statue mocking Donald Trump’s Vietnam War draft deferment, created by protest group Secret Handshake.
Trump ‘Foot Soldier’ statue mocks his Vietnam draft deferment
An anonymous art collective called Secret Handshake has installed a golden statue of US President Donald Trump.
Coverage details
3 outlets from 3 countries are covering this story: The Guardian, Euronews and Al Jazeera. The Guardian published it first, on November 10, 2026; the last outlet to join was Al Jazeera, 22 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Trump, Vietnam, Secret Handshake and Soldier.
By country: United Kingdom (1), Europe (1), Qatar (1).
