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Germany trolls Trump with pantless carnival floats

Disturbing Trump and Lady Liberty float featured in German carnival
  • Germany took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump with crude floats that will debut during the country’s carnival celebrations.
  • One float in Mainz shows Trump wearing no pants, tongue out, dancing with a gagged Statue of Liberty. “ICE” is written on his buttock, referencing the backlash over his US immigration raids and mass deportations.
  • Another depiction in Cologne features Trump, again without trousers, covered in kiss marks attributed to “Starmer,” “Fifa” and the “EU,” to name a few.
  • Other floats include Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a sinking boat, with Angela Merkel spearing it, and Bavarian premier Markus Soeder on a heap of sausages.
  • Organizers described the Trump float as “probably the most spectacular” for the Rosenmontag parades, which are known for their provocative nature.
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