The Needle: Secret Handshake Strikes Again With Foot Soldier Sculpture, MPD Interim Chief Says He Didn’t Know About Military Boost in D.C., House Speaker Blames Voters for GOP Loss, and More

Old dodger: Artist collective the Secret Handshake has installed its latest work on the National Mall: “The Foot Soldier” depicts a tired-looking convicted felon and President Donald Trump in a seated position massaging his alleged bone spurs, along with text that commemorates his draft dodging—just in time for Veterans Day. Naturally coated in gold, the statue reads: “We honor the service and sacrifice of our Commander in Chief, Donald J. Trump. He’s a soldier in spirit, who marched to the front lines of dodging the draft, armed with a perfect diagnosis of bone spurs.” At the end it quotes Trump: “I can be very military.” Plus four points for art and humor. +4 [Post, City Cast DC] Presence not required: MPD’s Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll says he was unaware of the Trump administration’s plans to boost its military presencein D.C., and that he learned about it from a news alert on his phone.

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