A temporary exhibition? Nevada’s 43-foot naked Trump effigy disappears after roadside ruckus

LAS VEGAS — Call it the pop-up that didn’t stay active.

Just 48 hours after news broke that a 43-foot-tall naked effigy of Donald Trump was hanging from a construction crane, the indecent work of art was gone.

But for most of Saturday and Sunday, a mile or two off Interstate 15, a few hundred yards from the always bustling Love’s Travel Stop just north of Sin City, the statue prompted people to stop and look at her.

But the trickle of spectators — just 27 miles from the imposing Trump International Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip — ogling the lewd image of the former president could not compete with the thousands of supporters Trump commands in person during stops policies.

Although it was hung near a busy north-south highway connecting Las Vegas and Salt Lake City and pointing north, the figure was not easily visible from the roadway. This is probably a good thing, since the uncensored effigy had the potential to stop traffic and even cause accidents.

That’s because the statue was what some would call “anatomically correct,” displaying the unknown artist’s concept of the very public billionaire’s private parts.

Trump’s image here materialized in smaller but equally graphic effigies of the 45th president popping up in cities across the country, from New York’s Union Square to Los Angeles, Cleveland, Seattle and San Francisco.

It’s unclear whether the different projects are unrelated or part of a shady series. But the Nevada version of Trump had a much more authentic face than the closer-to-life-size naked Trumps, for which an anarchist collective took credit.

TMZ reported that the image was not meant to be flattering. Citing sources “with direct knowledge” of the artwork’s creation, the online site said the work is titled “Twisted and Obscene,” a reference to both the sculpture and its subject.

There is no visible sign of who placed the hanging artwork there, and public records indicate that a trust registered in Las Vegas owns the eight-acre parcel where the crane is parked.

The Post did not receive a response from the Nevada Democratic Party for comment. The Nevada GOP called the pop-up an “offensive puppet, intentionally designed to cause shock rather than meaningful dialogue.”

“While Democrats, particularly Kamala Harris, continue to prioritize shock value over substance. President Trump is the only candidate in this race to stand up for the working people of Nevada,” the party added.

Onlookers gaped and took selfies as cars arrived, parked and spent a few minutes ogling the naked spectacle.

“I think it’s a funny and comical gesture for the upcoming elections,” Nathan Oubre, 32, a gas industry worker, told the Post. “You don’t normally see things like this, but it just makes the world laugh to see a big, huge statue of Donald Trump naked.”

Although he “works in the gas industry, and I’m a big supporter of it,” the Louisiana native wouldn’t say which candidate would get his vote in November.

“My biggest takeaway from the election is to vote for what you believe in,” Oubre said.

Alex Lannin, a 53-year-old special education teacher in Las Vegas, brought Spirit Airlines flight attendant Honey Hunter, 27, from Spokane, Wash., to see the work.

“I would say it’s very creative, like a work of art, you know,” Hunter said. She said she was not a Trump supporter and would not vote for the mogul.

Lannin, who also said he was not a Trump supporter, said he was “a little worried he would get a sunburn, but other than that, I love it.”

Real estate professional Clem Zeroli, 25, brought his girlfriend Tommi Alexander, 24, to pose for a selfie together at the venue. But this pair wasn’t purely positive about the artwork.

“It’s not very respectful,” Zeroli said, “but I think it’s kind of funny. Any publicity is good publicity.

Alexander, who works for her family’s Sin City swimming pool business, said that while she felt obligated to see the work in person, it wouldn’t change her support for Trump this fall.

“As the daughter of business owners, we have many reasons to want him as president, but we were much better off under Trump,” she said. “We support a lot of employees and our company has been doing very poorly over the last two years,” adding that these are probably the worst in the company’s 30-year history.

Anthony Sears, 15, a student at Shadow Ridge High School in Las Vegas, is not old enough to vote but he wanted to see a work of art that is “not something you see every day.”

The high school student said he “doesn’t really follow politics” and couldn’t say who he would vote for this year if he could vote.