A mural on the wall of a restaurant in Lithuania portraying Republican presidential candidate ‘Donald Trump’ kissing Russian President ‘Vladimir Putin’ has gone viral. The restaurant shared a photo of the mural with the caption: “MAKE EVERYTHING GREAT AGAIN,” a mockery of Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.” The phrase also appears on the wall alongside the art.
The mural was created on Friday May 14, by artist Mindaugas Bonanu at the barbecue restaurant Keule Ruke or Smoking Pig eatery in the capital city of Vilnius. The restaurant’s co-owner, Dominykas Ceckauskas said that the painting is “an ironic view of what can be expected when the two leaders meet.” He added that they seem to get along pretty well.
The mural was created on Friday May 14, by artist Mindaugas Bonanu at the barbecue restaurant Keule Ruke or Smoking Pig eatery in the capital city of Vilnius. The restaurant’s co-owner, Dominykas Ceckauskas said that the painting is “an ironic view of what can be expected when the two leaders meet.” He added that they seem to get along pretty well.
“We see many similarities between these two ‘heroes’ (Putin and Trump). They both have huge egos, and it’s amusing to see they are getting along well,” said Ceckauskas in an interview with Agence France-Presse. “It seems we have a new Cold War, and America may have a president who seeks friendship with Russia.”
The 6 foot mural is evocative of a famous 1979 photo of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and East German President Erich Honecker embracing with a kiss, the image was later painted on part of the Berlin Wall.
Last December, Putin called Trump “bright and talented.” One day later, Trump returned the compliment by saying, “He’s running his country and at least he’s a leader, unlike what we have in this country.”
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