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Twitter Had a Lot To Say About That Naked Trump Statue

By

Julia Bottles

and

Nicole Levy

August 18, 2016 7:21pm | Updated August 18, 2016 7:21pm

For a few delightfully crass hours on Thursday, New Yorkers gagged and guffawed over the naked statue of Republican candidate Donald Trump that appeared in Union Square Park.

The sculpture — part of a project commissioned by the self-described "anonymous activist collective" INDECLINE, called "The Emperor Has No Balls" — was carted away by the Parks Department Thursday afternoon.

But its memory will endure forever on the Internet, through the voices of everyone who can never un-see the statue's raw behind or its distinctive genitalia.

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Here's what they had to say:

The statue may have claimed a few Trump supporters for the Democratic Party

At the very least, it swung these kids toward Hillary

Copies of the statue may have appeared in five U.S. cities, but something about it still felt distinctly 'New York'

This crowded city does have a habit of making people, particularly those stuck on delayed subway cars, uncomfortable.

A naked Trump scarred some viewers for life

Some thought it was disproportionate

Others didn't have any complaints

Many were sad to see the statue depart

After the Parks Department swept through, there was only a foot to remember him by