Giant naked Donald Trump statue removed after weekend display near Las Vegas

A 43-foot-tall naked effigy of former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, 78, was taken down less than 48 hours after it appeared near Interstate 15, just north of Las Vegas. The effigy titled, “Crooked and Obscene”, had attracted a small crowd of onlookers.
The naked effigy was located near a busy Love’s Travel Stop and drew a small crowd of curious onlookers who stopped to take pictures.
However, it wasn’t visible from the highway, meaning fewer people could see it as they drove by.
While the statue sparked interest, it couldn’t compete with the large crowds Trump attracts at his political rallies. Kamala Harris, the 59-year-old Democratic vice president, has also mocked Trump over his crowd sizes during her own rallies.
Nathan Oubre, a 32-year-old gas worker who saw the statue, thought it was a funny gesture leading up to the election. “It just gives a sign of laughter to the world, seeing a big, huge statue of Donald Trump naked,” he said, reported the New York Post.
Clem Zeroli, 25, visited the statue with his girlfriend, Tommi Alexander. Zeroli found the statue amusing but also felt it was disrespectful. “Any publicity is good publicity,” he noted.
The Nevada Grand Old Party (GOP) condemned the statue, calling it “offensive” and saying it was designed for shock value instead of meaningful conversation.
The Republicans accused Democrats, including Vice President Kamala Harris, of focusing on shock tactics, according to the New York Post.
Visitors had mixed reactions to the statue. Alex Lannin, 53, who brought his friend Honey Hunter to see it, called it “very creative”, although neither of them supports Trump.
Lannin joked, “I was a little worried about him getting a sunburn, but other than that, I love it.”
The effigy controversy comes weeks before the US presidential election, set for November 5, and just a day before the vice-presidential candidates from both parties — Republican and Democratic — face off in a debate hosted by CBS News on October 1.