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New statue in DC mocks Trump for ‘dodging’ Vietnam war draft over bone spurs

Headline via The Guardian · first report 10 Nov, 16:57 IST, latest 10 Nov, 20:42 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Independent at 10 Nov, 16:57 IST; the latest is from The Guardian at 10 Nov, 20:42 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report10 Nov, 16:57 IST
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Satirical monument entitled ‘The Foot Soldier’ derides Trump over his draft deferral in 1968, which secured his exemption from the Vietnam War on medical grounds
Gilded statue titled The Foot Soldier was installed on the National Mall just two days before Veterans DayA 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…

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