{
  "id": 19350996,
  "title": "New statue in DC mocks Trump for ‘dodging’ Vietnam war draft over bone spurs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/new-statue-in-dc-mocks-trump-for-dodging-vietnam-war-draft-over-bone",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T15:12:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/10/trump-toe-statue-dc-vietnam-war-draft"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A new statue titled \"The Foot Soldier\" was unveiled on the National Mall just two days before Veterans Day, mocking Donald Trump for allegedly dodging the Vietnam War draft using a diagnosis of bone spurs. Created by the anonymous group Secret Handshake, the gilded statue depicts Trump sitting down and rubbing his bare foot. A plaque on the statue reads, \"We honor the service and sacrifice of our commander in chief, Donald J Trump. He's a soldier in spirit who marched to the front lines of dodging the draft, armed with a perfect diagnosis of bone spurs.\" The art piece references allegations that Trump used his bone spur diagnosis to avoid the draft in 1968. An interactive element, \"Toey,\" a 6ft-tall toe mascot suffering from bone spurs, stood next to the statue, serving as a commentary on Trump's alleged dodging. The statue will remain at the National Mall through Veterans Day.",
  "summary": "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 draft. Just two days before Veterans Day, the gilded statue – titled The Foot…",
  "key_points": [
    "\"The Foot Soldier\" statue unveiled at National Mall",
    "Mocks Trump for alleged draft dodging with bone spurs",
    "Interactive \"Toey\" mascot comments on Trump's claim"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}