Why Was There a Giant Inflatable Chicken Near the White House?
Mr. Brar, 31, told USA Today that he wanted to make a statement about the president being a "weak
and ineffective leader." He added, "He’s too afraid to release his tax returns, too afraid to stand up to Vladimir Putin, and playing chicken with North Korea." Mr. Brar is not the first to unfurl an eye-popping symbol of political discontent aimed at Mr. Trump.
Mr. Brar said he already had an idea for his next project, what with all the global saber-rattling (on Thursday, Mr. Trump doubled down on a threat to rain "fire
and fury" on North Korea for any provocation, saying, "Maybe it wasn’t tough enough.") The artist is planning a mock military parade in Washington with dozens of Chicken Dons dressed in "Russian armaments." He’s not worried about getting a permit for that one.
Brar said that Images speak a thousand words, and the daily fire hose of lies from Trump is pretty deflating, like Chicken Don right now,
(Mr. Brar said he organized Tax March Chicago.)
But Mr. Brar said he knew that the president, with his ardent use of Twitter, was likely to get wind of the protest through social media.
But because his project was seen as an exercise in free speech, he said, "I got a waiver for the First Amendment."
The images of the chicken were designed by the Seattle artist Casey Latiolais, according to Mr. Brar.