Trump banner on gov building sparks backlash: 'Welcome to North America's North Korea'
Source: Raw Story
May 15, 2025 2:33PM ET
A massive banner of President Donald Trump is now hanging from the outside of the U.S. Department of Agricultures building in Washington, D.C., opposite a banner of President Abraham Lincoln. Several critics are suggesting the hanging is fascist or authoritarian, with some saying it is giving off North Korea vibes.
Looming down from the pillared front of the neo-classical facade is an enormous, brooding picture of President Donald Trump, adapted from his official presidential portrait, The Independent reported. The picture of Trump is reminiscent of portraits of leaders hanging from public buildings, often seen in dictatorships, monarchies, and in descriptions in George Orwells 1984 of Big Brother.'
Progressive nonprofit People For the American Way posted a photo of the USDA building with the Trump banner, also saying it is echoing authoritarian dictatorships. This is deeply fascist, observed Democracy advocate, Army combat vet, and podcaster Fred Wellman. Trump is spending $92 million on a birthday military parade and plastering his face on the sides of government buildings. Washington, DC is becoming Pyongyang, North Korea, podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen noted.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins posted photos of the banners being installed, while suggesting that President Trumps policies have been good for farmers a controversial opinion given his tariff and trade wars, and program cuts. The Bulwarks Tim Miller wrote: Its interesting that these freedom loving MAGA alpha males want to institute this deeply creepy 3rd world culture where we have a national daddy that must be obeyed. Political analyst Rachel Bitecofer warned Trump is going to go full Putin.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-banner/

Large banners installed on the facade of the U.S. Department of Agriculture show President Donald Trump and President Abraham Lincoln
Eric Garcia/The Independent

choie
(5,520 posts)n/t
magicarpet
(18,333 posts)..... so we can hail Fuhrer trDUMP during his birthday military parade ?
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Bayard
(25,275 posts)Haven't heard much about that love affair lately.
Walleye
(40,690 posts)BadgerMom
(3,206 posts)Norrrm
(1,689 posts)Today's official republican position - Lincoln was our nation's greatest leader
From the 2004 GOP Platform - (I have not seen them change it.)
"One hundred and fifty years ago, Americans who had gathered to
protest the expansion of slavery gave birth to a political Party that
would save the Union - the Republican Party.
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln of Illinois carried the Republican banner
in the Presidential election and was elected the Party's first
President. He became our nation's greatest leader
and one of our
Party's greatest heroes.
yorkster
(3,100 posts)Where's a flaming arrow when you need it..
What a damn joke.
jls4561
(2,372 posts)This taxpayer wants to know.
ZDU
(389 posts)
highplainsdem
(56,257 posts)mdbl
(6,558 posts)
ancianita
(40,516 posts)lastlib
(25,986 posts)Tempting to use it for target practice.........
JoseBalow
(7,589 posts)Not even pretending anymore.
ancianita
(40,516 posts)He's never been pretending. He said it. He's doing it. He's the US dictator.
We live under this dark death dealing tyranny every damn day.
Justice matters.
(8,388 posts)I guess he wants to copy his "some good things" while causing millions of children starve to death.
twodogsbarking
(13,789 posts)William Seger
(11,649 posts)twodogsbarking
(13,789 posts)tonekat
(2,224 posts)Maybe that artist who projected images on the Old Post Office can do something with this?
Nigrum Cattus
(558 posts)FakeNoose
(37,486 posts)The banners on the USDA building do not say that. Some political pundits were quoted making sarcastic comments, including the one about North Korea.
From the OP story:
Political analyst Rachel Bitecofer warned Trump is going to go full Putin.
Welcome to North Americas North Korea! exclaimed Russell Drew, a self-described amateur historian and political junkie.

BumRushDaShow
(153,381 posts)which was purportedly posted by them around 8 pm ET last night. But since I keep over 3 dozen news sites in tabs including them, and check the sites continually while I'm online, I never saw it "featured" or linked to on The Independent's subject category pages, nor on their main page. By the time I found it, it was obviously beyond the 12-hour LBN threshehold. Raw Story did have it, summarized it, and linked to it (and included social media stuff).
You can "pick your poison" when it comes to "headlines".

littlemissmartypants
(27,773 posts)LBN would probably collapse in on itself without you.
❤️
kacekwl
(8,293 posts)Top dollar for every egg you can sell me. Rotten if possible
littlemissmartypants
(27,773 posts)liberalgunwilltravel
(820 posts)The Swastikas flags and banners.
yellow dahlia
(2,449 posts)LudwigPastorius
(12,527 posts)BidenRocks
(1,526 posts)Now I am constantly angry. I am shouting at the radio and TV.
There is no escape from that ugly ass face and irritating voice.
This is truly some scary shit!
It's time to re-watch the original "V" miniseries.
The banners were up in no time.
Ukraine, if your listening. Could we borrow a small fire breathing drone?
BumRushDaShow
(153,381 posts)and when NBC rebroadcast "V" (and its sequel), I recorded them and I still have them on VHS (in a cabinet in the basement).
dem4decades
(12,802 posts)littlemissmartypants
(27,773 posts)
Karasu
(1,250 posts)SunSeeker
(55,870 posts)Hekate
(97,813 posts)No Democrat would
SunSeeker
(55,870 posts)AllaN01Bear
(25,322 posts)


Hekate
(97,813 posts)
when we first saw the photo.
It takes a pretty sick mind to think this and the Dear Leader Parade are acceptable.
kimbutgar
(25,168 posts)Dont want to see that ugly, hideous, and evil face defecating on our nations capitol!
moonshinegnomie
(3,372 posts)
BumRushDaShow
(153,381 posts)