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BERLIN (Reuters) – The Madame Tussauds wax museum in Berlin loaded its TV star-turned-Republican President Donald Trump effigy into a trash can on Friday, a move apparently intended to reflect its expectations for next Tuesday’s presidential election.
In what seemed like a more calculated insult, the statue of his predecessor and nemesis Barack Obama, who counted German Chancellor Angela Merkel among his closest allies, remained in place, beaming and in the right suit.
“Today’s activity has a rather symbolic character before the elections in the United States,” said the museum’s marketing director, Orkide Yalcindag. “Here at Madame Tussauds Berlin we removed the wax sculpture of Donald Trump as a preparatory measure.”
Trump has been behind his Democratic challenger Joe Biden in national opinion polls for months, partly due to widespread disapproval of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic hitting Europe and the United States, though recent polls have shown him gaining traction. in a handful of key states.
The Madame Tussauds exhibit also includes former US presidents – regardless of the outcome, Trump and his dumpster are likely to be returned in no time.
(Reuters TV report, written by Thomas Escritt; edited by Raissa Kasolowsky)
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