New sculpture of Trump with his 'Golden Dome' is up at National Mall and was created by Ben & Jerry's co-founder

Source: The Independent

Wednesday 01 April 2026 18:32 EDT


A new sculpture mocking President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system has appeared on the National Mall in Washington D.C., created by one of the co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

The installation, which was put up Wednesday morning, features a satirical statue of the president holding a hole-riddled golden dome like an umbrella as water streams from model missiles overhead.

Trump announced plans for an ambitious new missile-defense initiative dubbed the “Golden Dome” last year which he said would shield the nation using a network of space-based sensors and interceptors.

“You've heard about the guy talking about the Golden Dome. Well, he had it wrong. It's really a hole-den dome. That's right, lots of holes in the dude's golden dome,” ice cream mogul Ben Cohen said in a video promoting the project Tuesday. According to the group behind the installation, which features a number of experts and advocates, the holes symbolize a defense system that fails under real-world conditions.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-sculpture-dome-dc-ben-cohen-b2950447.html

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