New Yorkers taking a stroll through Central Park on Sunday morning were greeted by an unlikely sight: a tombstone for GOP front-runner and New York real estate magnate Donald Trump.
The headstone memorialized Trump, who is still alive and kicking, with an epitaph that read, "Made America Hate Again." Beyond that, it has its facts straight, listing his birthdate as 1946, but leaving his year of death blank.
Passerby who noticed the tombstone, which appeared near Central Park's Sheep's Meadow overnight, were quick to swarm it and take photos. So even though it was was soon hauled away by the city's Parks Department, it had already become immortalized on Instagram, Twitter and other social media websites.
"There were people taking pictures which is why I stopped," said Annie Reiss, a local who was in the area on Easter Sunday. "It was definitely provocative, strange for Easter morning."
It's unclear who the prankster was that erected the memorial, but its clear it was someone who was at least offended by Trump's presidential campaign.
Of course, it's not hard to see why. Since Trump announced his candidacy last year, he has been making an enemy of almost everyone. He notably stated that were he elected president, he would have a wall built between the U.S. and Mexico, a statement which was preceded by him asserting that most Mexicans entering the U.S. were drug dealers, murderers and rapists. To add insult to injury, he later said that he would make Mexico pay to construct said wall.
Trump soon made an enemy of Muslims when he stated that he would not allow Muslims to enter the U.S. were he to be elected, and called for surveillance against those who already are living in the country in light of the Paris attacks. This stance has been reiterated plenty of times since then, prompting various influential figures in the U.S. to speak out against him.
Despite these actions (and many others), he still remains on top and many have begun to take action to halt his momentum. These actions include protests that have reportedly become so violent that one undercover officer referred to the participants there as the "most hateful, evil people I've ever seen."
The most recent fallout concerning the GOP front-runner was at Emory University, which is in a faux-civil war after someone scribbled messages supporting him all over campus. Liberal students held a protest about the matter soon after the messages were discovered, claiming they felt "scared" and "traumatized," while conservative students are slated to have a free speech rally later this week.
With all this going on, many were pleased to see people taking jabs at Trump with simple political satire.
"I support it. It's political satire," said Robert Cokie, 27, of the Bronx.
As for Trump, he doesn't seem to be too concerned about the whole affair as he more important things to worry about like lawsuits.
Just to show you how unfair Republican primary politics can be, I won the State of Louisiana and get less delegates than Cruz-Lawsuit coming
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 27, 2016
