Trump-Putin Kissing Inflatables Draw Crowds at 2026 Amsterdam WorldPride
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Updated · HuffPost · Aug 3
Trump-Putin Kissing Inflatables Draw Crowds at 2026 Amsterdam WorldPride
3 articles · Updated · HuffPost · Aug 3
Summary
Gigantic inflatables of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin were staged to appear kissing during Amsterdam’s WorldPride 2026 Canal Parade, becoming one of the weekend event’s most noticed visuals.
Video shared online showed revelers dancing on a parade boat as the figures were inflated, first facing off with flowers behind their backs before being moved together into “The Kissing Couple.”
The artists behind the installation said they aimed not to provoke but to “pause power for a moment and highlight something human” through the display.
The imagery also tapped a wider political contrast: Trump has repeatedly praised Putin, whose government has enforced sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Russia, and the pair had previously been depicted kissing in a 2016 street mural.