Iconic Trump Chicken Was Designed By Seattle Artist

SEATTLE, WA - The giant inflatable "Trump Chicken" that appeared outside of the White House this week was hatched in Seattle. The likeness of Trump was designed by Seattle artist Casey Latiolais, and debuted at Seattle's "Tax Day" protest in April. The chicken was parked in front of the White House all day Wednesday.

The Trump Chicken was brought to Washington, DC, by Taran Singh Brar, a California documentary filmmaker. Brar commissioned the "Chicken Don" to celebrate Chinese New Year, according to reports. Brar worked for several months trying to secure a permit to bring the inflatable to Washington, DC, however.

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The inflatable chicken was initially meant to symbolize Trump's tax-return secrecy. On Tax Day in April, the chicken was figuratively sitting on a "nest egg" of riches in downtown Seattle. But Brar told Time that the metaphor has evolved, and can stand for Trump's recent "chicken hawk" tough-talk on North Korea. Brar told USA Today the chicken stands for Trump being a "weak and ineffective leader" - or, more simply, a chicken.

The chicken was instantly popular after its DC debut Wednesday with scores of people posing with it for photos. Brar wants to next create a sort-of military parade near the Washington Memorial using dozens of Trump chickens.

Donald Trump was not in town to see the chicken, however. The president was away on a working vacation at his golf course in Bedminster, N.J.

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