New statue in DC mocks Trump for ‘dodging’ Vietnam war draft over bone spurs
THE GUARDIAN · LONDON — 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…
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- 10 November 2026 · 15:12 UTC
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- 10 November 2026 · 15:30 UTC
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