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Giant naked Trump statue sells for $22K at auction

Mary Bowerman
USA TODAY Network
A naked statue of Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump titled "The Emperor Has No Balls" is on exhibition at Julien's Auctions Gallery on October 17, 2016 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Nothing says welcome like a giant naked Donald Trump statue in the foyer.

A naked statue in the likeness of the Republican presidential candidate sold at auction for $22,000 on Saturday, according to Julien’s Auction house in Los Angeles. 

In August, anonymous art collective INDECLINE placed naked Trump statues in several cities across the United States. While the statues were quickly taken down, they ignited a social media firestorm and pictures were shared widely.

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Part of the proceeds from the sale of the statue, which is entitled “The Emperor Has no Balls,” will go to the advocacy group National Immigration Forum, according to the auction house.

Bystanders photograph and pose with a statue of a naked GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump that appeared in Union Square Park before it was hauled away this morning on August 18, 2016 in New York City.

The barely clad Trump was sold as part of a  “Street Art and Contemporary Art” auction, which included pieces by Banksy, RETNA, Warhol, and INDECLINE, which created the Trump masterpiece.

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