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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kelly Rissman

New ‘dictator approved’ sculpture of smashed Statue of Liberty arrives in DC - but nobody knows who is behind it

A new “dictator approved” sculpture cropped up on the National Mall in front of the Capitol building days after President Donald Trump’s military parade — but the creator remains a mystery.

The eight-foot-tall sculpture, titled “Dictator Approved,” depicts a golden hand — giving a thumbs up — crushing the top of the Statute of Liberty. Her crown is cracked, and one of the seven spikes has fallen off, lying atop the pedestal. It appeared on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Monday.

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