The catch of the day for the 2024 presidential bid is, surprisingly, a talking fish with a very familiar face—and hair. Meet the ‘Trumpy Trout’, a wall-mounted animatronic that’s reeling in attention in the country. Paying homage to the classic Big Mouth Billy Bass, it also finds a fishy muse in former US President Donald Trump with its unmistakable blonde coiffure, miniature suit and tie, and orange-tinted complexion.
Equipped with motion sensors, the Trumpy Trout springs into action when unsuspecting viewers approach, treating them to an animated performance complete with moving mouth and fins. The high-fidelity audio ensures you don’t mishear anything when it proclaims itself “the hugest bigliest fish in the pond” and that “all the fish love Trumpy.”
The aquatic oddity is programmed with 18 phrases meant to capture the 45th president’s unique speaking style, delivering lines such as, “My fins are big. I have the biggest fins. No fish have fins like me.”