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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Graig Graziosi

A 9-year-old girl who wanted a Trump tattoo was talked into a flag instead. Now, the artist is defending his work

A tattoo artist in Yuma, Arizona is defending his decision to tattoo an American flag on a 9-year-old girl after a video of the inking stoked outrage on social media.

The tattoo artist, who goes by the name Sosa, is a part owner of Black Onyx Empire Tattoo in Yuma. He received an odd request; a family from out of state flew into Arizona to get their 9-year-old daughter a tattoo.

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