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Why Was There a Huge Trump-Like Chicken Outside the White House?
Okay, maybe it's a rooster. And a reminder: Trump still hasn't released his tax returns.
Aug 09, 2017
A giant inflatable Trump-like Chicken appeared outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday sparking widespread concern--but mostly laughter.
According to the New York Daily News:
The puffed-up poultry appears to be the same model that was created last year in China to celebrate the Year of the Rooster.
It stood 23-feet tall outside a mall in the city of Taiyuan, but made news across the world for its similarities to the newly elected American leader.
As one social media user noted, the same "inflatable Trump chicken was also at the April protest demanding Trump release his tax returns."
And apparently the person who owns this particular chicken is also upset the U.S. president has refused to release his tax records:
\u201cTaran Singh Brar says he bought it for $1300. It's a visual protest. "Trump is too chicken to release his tax returns, to stand up to Putin"\u201d— philip lewis (@philip lewis) 1502307779
Or maybe it's a rooster.
Either way, here it is:
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A giant inflatable Trump-like Chicken appeared outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday sparking widespread concern--but mostly laughter.
According to the New York Daily News:
The puffed-up poultry appears to be the same model that was created last year in China to celebrate the Year of the Rooster.
It stood 23-feet tall outside a mall in the city of Taiyuan, but made news across the world for its similarities to the newly elected American leader.
As one social media user noted, the same "inflatable Trump chicken was also at the April protest demanding Trump release his tax returns."
And apparently the person who owns this particular chicken is also upset the U.S. president has refused to release his tax records:
\u201cTaran Singh Brar says he bought it for $1300. It's a visual protest. "Trump is too chicken to release his tax returns, to stand up to Putin"\u201d— philip lewis (@philip lewis) 1502307779
Or maybe it's a rooster.
Either way, here it is:
A giant inflatable Trump-like Chicken appeared outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday sparking widespread concern--but mostly laughter.
According to the New York Daily News:
The puffed-up poultry appears to be the same model that was created last year in China to celebrate the Year of the Rooster.
It stood 23-feet tall outside a mall in the city of Taiyuan, but made news across the world for its similarities to the newly elected American leader.
As one social media user noted, the same "inflatable Trump chicken was also at the April protest demanding Trump release his tax returns."
And apparently the person who owns this particular chicken is also upset the U.S. president has refused to release his tax records:
\u201cTaran Singh Brar says he bought it for $1300. It's a visual protest. "Trump is too chicken to release his tax returns, to stand up to Putin"\u201d— philip lewis (@philip lewis) 1502307779
Or maybe it's a rooster.
Either way, here it is:
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