A Texas man is receiving backlash on Twitter for his ridiculous artwork.
Trace Guthrie, a sculptor with over 40 years of experience, has been the topic of criticism for selling $250 clay sculptures of—get this—"Mount Trumpmore."
"Mount Trumpmore" depicts former U.S. President Donald Trump's face between former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln of the famous South Dakota monument Mount Rushmore.
He showcased his sculptures on the New Tang Dynasty evening news, where he praised former President Trump as a blue-collar "man of the people," though it's common knowledge that Trump inherited (and subsequently lost) much of his fortune from his father, Fred Trump.
Watch the interview here:
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In the interview, Guthrie said of Trump:
"The guy is, they say, a billionaire, but he's got a blue collar on him. He actually gets out there with those construction people building his buildings, and he knows them."
Guthrie went on to discuss complaints he received from a former art student of his.
The student sent Guthrie a letter after seeing his latest sculptures, criticizing his reverence for Trump after the damage the former President caused the country during the start of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
According to Guthrie:
"She said, 'Trump has killed half a million people with COVID!' And the only thing I'm wondering is, where did you get that?"
During the pandemic, more than 600,000 Americans died, many due to Trump's repeated failure to take Covid-19 seriously.
Trump downplayed the virus and instructed his followers to inject hydroxychloroquine, an immunosuppressive and anti-parasitic drug, into themselves as a COVID-19 "cure," which is both medically untested and quite dangerous.
Even though Trump himself contracted the virus and was hospitalized for treatment last fall, he continued to insist to his followers that the virus was no worse than the flu and that nothing bad would happen to them if they got sick. He sowed seeds of mistrust in the now widely available COVID-19 vaccines, while simultaneously taking credit for the vaccine's development.
Because of Trump's mishandling of the pandemic and the subsequent deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, Guthrie is understandably getting heated criticism for his "Mount Trumpmore"—especially on Twitter.
In response to Guthrie's New Tang Dynasty interview, several people took to Twitter to express their disapproval.
Literally none of that is factual. He's no billionaire. He's a bankruptcy king.— TheSheaKitten (@TheSheaKitten) 1627942939
It is absolutely wild to me that despite decades of evidence of WHO HE IS, that there are still millions of people who believe differently.— Southernbellejar (@Southernbellejar) 1627945341
He actually refused to pay contractors for their work, after changing his mind on interior design,after it was finished.This guy didn't do his homework,nobody will work for Trump because of this. Now he sells his name to projects and collects royalties.He never worked for anyone.— Gary L Greco (@Gary L Greco) 1627944127
A. He's not blue collar. B. He's not a billionaire. C. He doesn't get out there with the construction crew, he disdains them just like he hates you Mr. Sculptor.— Cat Food Casserole (@Cat Food Casserole) 1627945549
This is what a cult of personality looks like. It is very far removed from reality and very dangerous.https://twitter.com/ronfilipkowski/status/1422317564735238153\u00a0\u2026— Sue Snoodles (@Sue Snoodles) 1627953537
Others called out Guthrie's artwork itself.
Nevermind how completely stupid this is; let's talk logistics. How exactly does this guy think Lincoln's head can be just *moved* to the side a bit so Trump can fit? Does he not know what mountains are made of?https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1422317564735238153\u00a0\u2026— Vaxxed waxed and masked (@Vaxxed waxed and masked) 1627946647
It\u2019s impossible to add anything to Mt Rushmore. Structurally impossible.— Joy (@Joy) 1627959587
No traitors allowed on Mt. Rushmore.— Gurn Blanston (@Gurn Blanston) 1627941981
The Black Hills need to be returned to the Lakota!\nThe fate of Mount Rushmore and the National Park should be theirs to decide. \nAnother #TerribleExample in US history. \n#LandBack2020 \n#Lakota— WATK - World According to Keith (@WATK - World According to Keith) 1627958047
Though Trump would love to see his face on Mount Rushmore, the general public is saying, "no thanks."
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