<div class="cli cli-embed cli-embed--header-media cli-embed--full-width js-no-inject"><div class="connatix-wrapper" style="width:100%;height:auto;display:block;position:relative"><div class="loading-message"><span class="loading-message__loading">LOADING</span><span class="loading-message__error">ERROR LOADING</span></div><div data-ready="true" class="connatix-player" style="position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;height:100%"><img fetchpriority="high" class="connatix-thumbnail" aria-hidden="true" alt="" src="https://img.connatix.com/c7309d03-f726-4d6c-8476-26369792edfd/1_th.jpg?crop=480:270,smart&amp;width=480&amp;height=270&amp;format=jpeg&amp;quality=60&amp;fit=crop" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/9" width="100%" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>This Trump towers over them all.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>A 43-foot-tall naked <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-internal-link" data-vars-item-name="Donald Trump" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="66fbbf8be4b029b6b7a746df" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="/news/topic/donald-trump" data-vars-target-content-type="feed" data-vars-type="web_internal_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0">Donald Trump</a> statue propped up by a crane appeared outside of Las Vegas over the weekend, drawing the ire of the Nevada <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/republican-party">Republican Party</a>.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>The organization called the marionette-like foam effigy “deplorable.”</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>“While families drive through Las Vegas, they are forced to view this offensive marionette, designed intentionally for shock value rather than meaningful dialogue,” the party <a href="https://nevadagop.org/press-release-the-nevada-republican-party-strongly-condemns-the-deplorable-statue-of-president-donald-j-trump/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="said in a statement" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="66fbbf8be4b029b6b7a746df" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="https://nevadagop.org/press-release-the-nevada-republican-party-strongly-condemns-the-deplorable-statue-of-president-donald-j-trump/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1">said in a statement</a>.</p></div><figure class="cli cli-image js-no-inject"><div class="img-sized"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/66fbcbce23000031002a73ba.jpeg?ops=scalefit_500_noupscale&amp;format=webp"><img class="img-sized__img landscape" loading="lazy" fetchpriority="auto" alt="The Nevada Republican Party branded the installation &quot;deplorable.&quot;" width="100%" height="auto" src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/66fbcbce23000031002a73ba.jpeg?ops=scalefit_500_noupscale"></picture></div><div class="cli-image__source-wrapper"><figcaption class="cli-image__caption caption-cli">The Nevada Republican Party branded the installation "deplorable."</figcaption><div class="cli-image__credit" aria-label="Image Credit: RONDA CHURCHILL via Getty Images"><div class="credit-container"><span class="credit">RONDA CHURCHILL via Getty Images</span></div></div></div></figure><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>The work has reportedly <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/09/30/us-news/pop-up-exhibit-43-foot-naked-nevada-trump-effigy-vanishes-after-roadside-ruckus/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="moved from its staging" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="66fbbf8be4b029b6b7a746df" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="https://nypost.com/2024/09/30/us-news/pop-up-exhibit-43-foot-naked-nevada-trump-effigy-vanishes-after-roadside-ruckus/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="2">moved from its staging</a> off Interstate 15 north of Vegas to other planned locations. Organizers behind “Crooked and Obscene,” the name of the work, plan to showcase the installation in every swing state, according to <a href="https://www.ktnv.com/news/43-foot-nude-donald-trump-statue-towers-i-15-in-las-vegas-commenting-on-political-power-and-leadership" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="local reports" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="66fbbf8be4b029b6b7a746df" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="https://www.ktnv.com/news/43-foot-nude-donald-trump-statue-towers-i-15-in-las-vegas-commenting-on-political-power-and-leadership" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="3">local reports</a>.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>Depicting Trump in the nude “is intentional, serving as a bold statement on transparency, vulnerability, and the public personas of political figures,” unnamed organizers said in press materials, <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/43-foot-tall-naked-trump-marionette-las-vegas/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="per The Wrap" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="66fbbf8be4b029b6b7a746df" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="https://www.thewrap.com/43-foot-tall-naked-trump-marionette-las-vegas/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="4">per The Wrap</a>. The piece is also about “transparency—or lack thereof—in politics, challenging viewers to think critically about political influence,” they said.</p></div><figure class="cli cli-image js-no-inject"><div class="img-sized"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/66fbccce23000053002a73bc.jpeg?ops=scalefit_500_noupscale&amp;format=webp"><img class="img-sized__img landscape" loading="lazy" fetchpriority="auto" alt="The marionette-like statue drew plenty of onlookers." width="100%" height="auto" src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/66fbccce23000053002a73bc.jpeg?ops=scalefit_500_noupscale"></picture></div><div class="cli-image__source-wrapper"><figcaption class="cli-image__caption caption-cli">The marionette-like statue drew plenty of onlookers.</figcaption><div class="cli-image__credit" aria-label="Image Credit: RONDA CHURCHILL via Getty Images"><div class="credit-container"><span class="credit">RONDA CHURCHILL via Getty Images</span></div></div></div></figure><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>In May, a pro-Trump artist <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pink-penis-balloons-donald-trump-trial_n_66472444e4b0cba408896d88" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-internal-link" data-vars-item-name="released pink-penis balloons" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="66fbbf8be4b029b6b7a746df" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="66472444e4b0cba408896d88" data-vars-target-content-type="buzz" data-vars-type="web_internal_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="5">released pink-penis balloons</a> with the faces of Trump’s perceived enemies during his hush-money trial to “humiliate these dicks.”</p></div><div class="cli support-huffpost-mid-article primary-cli cli cli-text cli-support-huffpost"><div class="cli-support-huffpost__content-wrapper"><h4 class="cli-support-huffpost__title">Support Free Journalism</h4><div class="cli-support-huffpost__container"><div class="cli-support-huffpost__message-container"><div class="cli-support-huffpost__message support-huffpost-control"><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/membership" class="cli-support-huffpost__message__link js-entry-link" data-vars-item-name="Consider supporting HuffPost" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="main" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="/membership" data-vars-target-content-type="utility" data-vars-type="web_internal_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="8">Consider supporting HuffPost</a> starting at $2 to help us provide free, quality journalism that puts people first.</p><p class="cli-support-huffpost__message__login-prompt">Can't afford to contribute? 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The marionette installation, "Crooked and Obscene," outraged the Nevada Republican Party.{ai:summary}<p>A 43-foot-tall naked statue of Donald Trump, titled "Crooked and Obscene," was displayed in Las Vegas, provoking criticism from the Nevada Republican Party, which called it "deplorable." The statue aims to spark dialogue on transparency in politics.</p><p>Organizers plan to showcase the statue in various swing states, emphasizing themes of vulnerability and public personas of political figures. #politics</p>