Mexicans burned Donald Trump effigies in Easter celebrations

Mexicans burn a Donald Trump effigy during a Holy Week celebration
(Image credit: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

Across Mexico, people celebrating Easter took part in a Holy Week tradition Saturday that involves burning figures representing Judas Iscariot, who the Bible says betrayed Jesus Christ.

This year, Reuters reports many effigies bore a likeness to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, who has been notoriously combative toward neighboring Mexico.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.