# Trump Burned in Effigy

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
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**Created:** [July 4, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-burned-in-effigy/1020465 "2025-07-04T01:15:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-burned-in-effigy/1020465/1 "2025-07-04T01:15:58Z")

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Has Trump ever been burned in effigy here in the United States? I’ve seen many other forms of protest, but not this.

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-burned-in-effigy/1020465/2 "2025-07-04T02:03:34Z")

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> [@rippingtons\_fan](#):
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> Has Trump ever been burned in effigy here in the United State

> **[Protesters Burn Trump's Effigy, American Flag After His GOP Convention Speech](https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/trump-delivers-speech-while-california-protesters-burn-his-effigy-outside/)**
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> While GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump had to enter and exit the Republican Convention in California through a backdoor this afternoon, anti-Trump protesters burned his effigy, and an American flag outside.

> **[Donald Trump effigy burned by protesters | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/11/10/donald-trump-effigy-burning-los-angeles-bts.cnn)**
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> Heads roll in the streets of Los Angeles as a large Donald Trump effigy was set on fire by protesters the day after he was elected president.

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-burned-in-effigy/1020465/3 "2025-07-04T03:55:25Z")

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> [@rippingtons\_fan](#):
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> Has Trump ever been burned in effigy here in the United States?

Oh, in the United States? No idea, but over here in Beijing, I burned a Voodoo\* doll last night.

\*Actually it was a small pumpkin.