A golden Trump statue mocking his 'draft-dodging' bone spurs appears on National Mall

What happened: The anonymous art activist group Secret Handshake placed a golden statue of President Trump rubbing a bare foot on the National Mall, titled "The Foot Soldier," mocking the bone-spurs diagnosis that exempted him from Vietnam War service. Why it matters: The group said it wanted to pay tribute to a time when the President would do almost anything to avoid combat, and the piece appeared after midterm elections that swept Democrats to power amid dissatisfaction with the war.

The anonymous art activist group Secret Handshake placed a golden statue of President Trump rubbing a bare foot on the National Mall, titled "The Foot Soldier," mocking the bone-spurs diagnosis that exempted him from Vietnam War service.

The group said it wanted to pay tribute to a time when the President would do almost anything to avoid combat, and the piece appeared after midterm elections that swept Democrats to power amid dissatisfaction with the war.