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Fri Oct 25, 2024, 01:50 PM Oct 25

The Statue Saluting January 6 Poopers Has a Permit

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The Statue Saluting January 6 Poopers Has a Permit
And there may be a Borat connection.

Written by Andrew Beaujon | Published on October 24, 2024


Photograph by Andrew Beaujon.

A statue that appeared on the National Mall Thursday offers a tongue-in-cheek salute to the Trump fans who rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021:


Photograph by Andrew Beaujon.

The installation has a permit, a spokesperson for the National Park Service tells Washingtonian. The permit has contact information blacked out, as is customary for NPS when it shares such documents with the press. One possible clue to who’s behind it: The name listed as the contact for the statue belongs to someone who was a co-producer on 2020’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.

The permit also says another statue is due to be installed at Freedom Plaza on October 28:


Photograph by Andrew Beaujon.
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The Statue Saluting January 6 Poopers Has a Permit (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 25 OP
Here's a screenshot. usonian Oct 25 #1
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