Slightly larger than a soccer ball, it looks like the popular iPhone poop emoji
As reported here, perched on the about six-foot (two-meter) wide desk, a poop, which is slightly bigger than a soccer ball and resembles the well-known iPhone emoji without the eyes, forms a pyramid that, when viewed from the correct angle, traces the outline of the Capitol’s iconic round dome.
A sign beneath the desk indicates its purpose: “This memorial honors the brave men and women who broke into the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021, to loot, urinate, and defecate throughout those hallowed halls in order to overturn an election.”
“President Trump celebrates these heroes of January 6th as ‘unbelievable patriots’ and ‘warriors.’ This monument stands as a testament to their daring sacrifice and lasting legacy,” the sign says.
Although the monument does not specify where it came from, Civic Crafted LLC applied for National Park Service permission for the week-long stunt. When contacted for comment, the woman listed on the permit did not reply.
“It’s brilliant satire from my perspective,” said Washington local Joel Williams, who works for the federal government. “But I just hope that a certain segment of this population don’t look at it like a trophy, like, ‘Oh we did it, we accomplished our goal.'”
On January 6, 2021, thousands of followers of then-President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol to overturn his election loss, which he still insists was the result of fraud.
One Capitol Police officer who fought against the rioters died the following day, and four more perished on the day of the attack. Later, other cops committed suicide. Several members of Congress have claimed that urine and feces were used to desecrate the building, and the Justice Department estimated that the riot caused damage of almost 1.5 million dollars.
Trump has referred to the Jan. 6 defendants as “hostages” during the campaign trail and stated that he will pardon them if he wins the Nov. 5 election against Democrat Kamala Harris.
Reminiscent of the man who placed his feet up on Nancy Pelosi’s desk, the statue’s backside features a desk nameplate for the Democratic former speaker of the US House of Representatives.
“If taking a dump on someone’s desk is an act of democracy and bravery, then you’re wrong,” said Aldo Alvarez, a lawyer from Monterrey, Mexico, visiting the nation’s capital for his college reunion.
