Outrage at Donald Trump Nazi billboard with 'dollar sign Swastikas' in downtown Phoenix
- An anti-Trump billboard with dollar sign Swastikas appeared in Phoenix Friday
- Karen Fiorito said she designed the billboard with the other side reading 'unity'
- Some reacted positively to the billboard while others said it was disrespectful
A new billboard in Phoenix that depicts President Donald Trump as Hitler surrounded by dollar sign swastikas is raising some eyebrows.
Artist Karen Fiorito reportedly designed the billboard on Grand Avenue which shows Trump and red nuclear explosions surrounded by the hate symbols.
On the other side of the billboard is an image with hands signing 'unity' in sign language.
People had mixed reactions about the Nazi-themed billboard with Swastikas and explosions
The opposite side of the billboard showed hands signing the word 'unity' in sign language
Fiorito wrote on Facebook: 'Still awaiting the backlash, death threats and the like. Wish I had time to drive to Phoenix to see the reactions of people on the street!'
Limited Liability Corporation which supports the arts gave Fiorito the opportunity to make the anti-Trump billboard according to Fox 29.
Unsurprisingly, the post has attracted mixed reactions. Some people thought this was a fair use of artistic expression and an important warning whereas others thought it was completely out of line and disrespectful to the 45th president.
Karen Fiorito (pictured with Moby) designed the billboards with the Swastika symbols by Hugh Gran
The top comment read: 'It's astounding that so many are offended by a SYMBOL of something but not offended by a minimum of 3 avowed white supremacists right next to #45, banning people for their religion, alleged ties with dictators, homophobic policy changes, Jewish cemetery defacement and white on Muslim attacks.'
The second top comment was completely opposed to the billboard and said: 'You are a sick, disgusting person to compare President Trump to anything like this. What is wrong with you?? You need some SERIOUS mental health help!'
A few people commented that the billboard trivializes the Holocaust and Nazi Germany.
The artist told Fox 29: 'There's a lot of tension right now in the air, and I'm trying to express that for a lot of people who feel they don't have a voice right now.'
President Trump won Maricopa County with 49.69 percent of the votes while Hillary Clinton earned 45.22 percent.
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