--- title: Iowa Caucus: Man's Lawn Sign for Donald Trump Is Yuuuge description: An Iowa home has become a “pilgrimage site” for Donald Trump supporters after its owner erected a giant poster of the bombastic billionaire canonical: https://time.com/4202547/donald-trump-iowa-caucs-poster-sign-yard/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-01T17:49:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T09:10:25.482Z article:section: Politics og:title: This Iowa Man's Lawn Sign for Donald Trump Is Yuuuge og:description: "It just stops people" og:url: https://time.com/4202547/donald-trump-iowa-caucs-poster-sign-yard/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda9edc2be813101a/69887b93f887dc62c9e9467c/facebook-image-timepol-iowa-february-1-keyssar-donal-trump-01.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 2180 og:image:height: 1141 og:image:alt: facebook-image-Iowa-February-1-Keyssar-Donal-Trump-01 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Iowa Man's Lawn Sign for Donald Trump Is Yuuuge twitter:description: "It just stops people" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda9edc2be813101a/69887b93f887dc62c9e9467c/facebook-image-timepol-iowa-february-1-keyssar-donal-trump-01.jpg?branch=production ---  # This Iowa Man's Lawn Sign for Donald Trump Is _Yuuuge_  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Feb 1, 2016 5:49 PM UTC  A poster depicting Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is mounted on a lawn in West Des Moine, Iowa, on Jan. 25, 2016. A poster depicting Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is mounted on a lawn in West Des Moine, Iowa, on Jan. 25, 2016.Natalie Keyssar for TIME  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Feb 1, 2016 5:49 PM UTC An Iowa home has [become a “pilgrimage site” for Donald Trump supporters](http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/giant-donald-trump-poster-becomes-pilgrimage-site-1270195) after its owner erected a giant poster of the bombastic billionaire in his backyard. Both fans and critics of the Republican front-runner have come to gawk at the giant sign in West Des Moines, homeowner George Davey told [the Des Moines _Register_](http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/12/09/giant-trump-sign-draws-attention-wdm-home/77075844/). “It just stops people,” said Davey, who put up the sign in November and even installed lights to make sure it’s visible at night. The 4-by-8-foot poster shows [Trump](http://time.com/4201716/iowa-caucuses-donald-trump-ted-cruz/?xid=homepage) with his mouth open mid-speech and his eyebrows furrowed. It’s attracted widespread attention, both positive and negative, Davey said. Vandals have thrown chocolate syrup on the sign and spray-painted a “sad face” on it, he told AFP from his home on Monday. Davey, a computer engineer, said he’s “always been a little bit of a Trump fan” because the presidential candidate “says what’s on his mind” and “doesn’t worry about being censored.” “That’s the kind of guy we need. 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