Pro-Trump art show abandons bathtub full of blood on New York City sidewalk

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New Yorkers have seen everything, be it naked Donald Trump statues or pizza rats. But a bathtub full of blood — a leftover prop from a weekend Alt-Right "pro-Trump art show" called #DaddyWillSaveUs — might have left a few residents of the Chelsea neighborhood feeling understandably disturbed.

The tub had been used in a performance art piece featuring journalist Milo Yiannopoulos, a spectacle Gothamist described as "a muddled commentary on people who had been murdered by immigrants." Following the show, organizers apparently tried to pour the butcher shop-sourced pig's blood down a sidewalk drain but missed. In addition to leaving the sidewalk looking like the end of Carrie, the tub was not sufficiently drained, which led one passerby to write to Gothamist after stumbling on the grisly prop:

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.