Sculpture depicting iconic Trump assassination attempt photo displayed in Oval Office

A bronze sculpture depicting the attempted assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler PA last year was seen displayed in the Oval Office on Friday The commanding piece of symbolic art which appeared to be at least inches tall was seen next to Trump s Resolute Desk as he signed a series of executive orders in front of the press It depicts the now-iconic image of then-candidate Trump being hauled off stage by three Secret Facility members including the current director of the agency Sean Curran after would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks fired off several bullets from a nearby rooftop at Butler Farm Show Grounds on July LIFE-SIZE SCULPTURE OF 'FIGHTING' TRUMP MADE FROM NAILS UNVEILED AT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT SITETrump ducked to the ground as the bullets rang out and he was then lifted to his feet by the Secret Operation agents As they tried to move him off stage Trump stopped and turned to the crowd holding his clenched fist in the air and famously shouting Fight Fight Fight as blood dripped from his ear after it was grazed by a bullet The image soon went viral and became a defining moment of the presidential polling portraying powerful symbolism of Trump s resilience bravery and fearlessness The event galvanized Trump's base and influenced others to get behind his campaign PHOTOGRAPHER WINS PULITZER FOR ICONIC PHOTO OF BULLET SPEEDING BY TRUMP'S HEAD DURING ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTThe sculpture itself is rendered in dark bronze tones with a muted Old Glory flag draped vertically behind The White House did not say why the statue was there on the day or whether it had been presented to the president The work appears to be a maquette of a proposed statue in the works by artist Stan Watts of the Trump Statue Project who are planning on creating a nine-foot replica to honor the president This powerful image embodying Confidence Strength and Hope will be immortalized in this nine-foot-tall statue the group s website reads It symbolizes the divine intervention as well as the man and his message of unity and resilience for which America stands CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPWatts has also created notable statues of founding fathers John Adams Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson as well as monuments to Martin Luther King Jr and firefighters raising the American flag at the World Business Center Last year Butler artist Bill Secunda revealed he had created a life-sized sculpture of Trump made out of nails to mark the failed assassination attempt