We don’t know where it came from. We don’t really know who made it. We don’t know how it got there. It’s basically the Easter Island head of modern times — but so much more interesting.
Someone has put a naked Donald Trump statue in Union Square. New York City’s seen Trump erect massive buildings that muck up the skyline, but they’ve never seen Trump erect something like this. Well, actually, they still havn’t seen him erect anything of the sort. You know what they say about tiny hands.
Whoever made this statue had brilliant attention to detail, from the gravity-defying orange comb-over to the pudgy rolls on the stomach (because we all know Trump would be the healthiest person to ever take the presidential office, according to Trump).
Warning, this image is totally not safe for work (unless you imagine whatever’s down there is a peanut, which it might as well be).
#DonaldTrump chillen in #UnionSquare in #NewYork. Must be cold out there?? pic.twitter.com/ViDzVTQ1A4
— TG (@tannergrantt) August 18, 2016
People kind of love the statue more than they love the actual former reality show host (or presidential candidate, whichever).
I CAN'T ONLY HERE IN NYC #DonaldTrump IN THE NUDE WITH HIS YELLOW HAIR. #unionsquarepark pic.twitter.com/bDdtoplzAS
— Angellika (@Angellika) August 18, 2016
The graphic statue has virtually no clues about why or how it ended up there. Who made this brilliant work of art? Banksy, are you there? The only information given is a small engraving at Trump’s feet which reads “The Emperor Has No Balls” an is signed by “Ginger.” If you look, the emperor indeed has no balls.
While the artist remains a mystery, anarchist collective INDECLINE seems to be responsible for the stunt. They posted a YouTube video of the statue’s creation. Additional statues can be found in Seattle, Los Angeles, Cleveland and San Francisco.
If you’re in the area, the statue is a pretty excellent selfie opportunity. An official hashtag hasn’t been started yet, but we assure you, it will probably pop up as swiftly and mysteriously as Trump jumped ahead in the presidential race without any of us really realizing he was actually for real.
Seriously, we want to know how you get a giant statue of a naked man into Union Square without anyone noticing. Oh, New York. And Trump, you look a little cold. You should maybe put something on.
