Mini Poop Statues Appear At D.C.’s Mysterious Turd Monument ‘Honoring’ Trump
WASHINGTON — It’s been two weeks sincea mysterious satirical poop monument appeared by the U.S. Capitol, “honoring” former President Donald Trump and the people behind the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection with a massive turd.
Early Monday morning ― one day before the presidential election ― the anonymous group behind the installation made some new additions: free souvenirs, in the form of mini-poop statues and postcards.
Stacks of them were left out on a table for passersby to take. All of them mockingly hail Trump and his violent mob of supporters for trying to steal the 2020 election.
“We figured that a monument isn’t a real monument until cheap souvenirs are involved,” reads an anonymous message HuffPost received from one of the organizers. “That’s why just like the ‘heroes’ who invaded the capitol and landed some sweet laptops, iPads and a John Lewis photo, we wanted people to have something to take home with them.”
A group called Civic Crafted LLC got a permit from the National Park Service to put up the monument. It’s not clear, though, who is behind this group.
D.C.’s turd installation was the first of these “monuments” that have been popping up around the country in recent days, all of which use satire to condemn Trump for various egregious and contemptible things he’s done.
One statue appeared in a Philadelphia park last week to “honor” Trump for a “lifetime of sexual assault.” A similar monument popped up in Portland, Oregon. A second D.C. monument appeared last week as a “tribute” to Trump for referring to his supporters in the violent 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, as “very fine people.”
Still another statue magically appeared early Monday at the Donald J. Trump State Park in Yorktown Heights, New York. (Yes, there is a state park named after Trump.)
This monument, called “The Very Large Donald J. Trump Monument,” is more than seven feet wide and eight feet tall, according to a message from one of its anonymous creators. There is a tiny golden mushroom on top of it — a reference to Trump’s former mistress Stormy Daniels saying in her 2018 book that Trump’s manhood is “smaller than average” and similar to “a mushroom.”
The plaque on this statue reads:
This giant pillar pays tribute to President Trump. As you can see this is a very large monument. Definitely the largest.
Despite this towering statue’s impressive heft, The President’s former mistress, Stormy Daniels, knowingly slandered the President as having a “smaller than average” monument and claimed it is an “unusual” monument similar to “a mushroom.” She further went on to describe her interaction with his monument as “the least impressive I’ve ever had.”
The circumstances surrounding her statements have been verified by a New York State Court of Law. This tower monument stands in defiance of these false statements so that we all bear witness to the truth of this giant, very normal monument.
Trump, who has been accused of rape and sexual assault by dozens of women and who in January was ordered by a jury to pay out $83.3 million to one of those women, E. Jean Carroll, has bragged about his manhood.
He’s also made lewd sexual comments about his opponent, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
These monuments look authentic and are quite big, though up close, you can see they’re actually pretty light and made of foam or cloth. It’s not until you read the plaques on the structures that it’s clear they’re mocking Trump.
D.C.’s poop monument features a replica of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk with a bronze turd on it, along with some papers and a Pelosi name plate. It is a reference to some of Trump’s supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, reportedly spreading their feces throughout hallways and offices in the building.
The new souvenirs from this monument are just brown pieces of fake poop on a base with a plaque that reads, “Trump National Jan. 6 Memorial.”
The mini statues were gone by the time HuffPost stopped by early Monday. But there was still a stack of free postcards on a tiny table available for the taking. They feature an image of Trump’s smiling face next to the U.S. Capitol with the turd monument centered in the picture. In bold postcard-like font, it reads, “Trump National Jan. 6th Monument.”
A security guard posted by the installation said the mini-statues were gone in “no time.” More were expected to be delivered later in the day.
HuffPost arrived at the monument as the leader of a group of high school students from around the country was explaining to them that it was satirical. They appeared amused as she read aloud the plaque.
“Satirical, when they say ‘honors’ the brave men and women,” said one male student.
“Who broke into the United States Capitol to loot, urinate and defecate throughout those hallowed halls,” continued the group leader.
“To honor them,” the student said with a laugh.
Jennifer, a D.C. local, and her friend Wybie stopped to inspect and take pictures of the monument. Both requested only using their first names.
“I think it’s perfect,” said Wybie, 17, of Philadelphia. “I think it’s funny enough to connect many people, but also funny enough to anger some people.”
Jennifer, who works for the federal Bureau of Prisons, agreed the monument is funny but said it is also “incredibly sad” because it’s a reminder that people still have to say that the violent attack on the Capitol carried out by Trump supporters ― which was aimed at preventing Joe Biden from being certified as the president ― was a bad thing.
“It was literally a shit show, because people shat in there,” she fumed. “This whole, like, ‘We’re 1776 patriots.’ Do you really think George Washington was going places and taking a dump and smearing it, as the Continental Army rolled through?”