Whoever did this is a national hero,” said one Virginia resident passing by the installation that will grace the National Mall for a week.

"This memorial honors the brave men and women who broke into the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021 to loot, urinate, and defecate throughout those hallowed halls in order to overturn an election.

Protest takes many forms in D.C. On Thursday, it arrived in the shape of a giant poop on a desk in direct view of the U.S. Capitol. Welcome to America, version 2024, where number two officially enters the political discourse.