By Jeong Park

Indivisible OC 48 leaders said they wanted to bring a little humor to their resistance movement against President Donald Trump and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Costa Mesa.

They found their answer in the form of an inflatable chicken parodying the president that was floated by about a dozen protesters as they chanted “You cannot ignore us any longer” Saturday outside Rohrabacher’s district office.

“It’s art,” said Aaron McCall, the group’s leader.

The 10-foot “Chicken Don” is a little brother to a 30-foot version that made headlines when it appeared near the White House on Aug. 9. Both are owned by Taran Singh Brar, a Ladera Ranch resident.

Spencer Kelly of Huntington Beach, right, carries an inflatable chicken named “Chicken Don” owned by artist Taran Singh Brar across PCH in Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

Spencer Kelly of Huntington Beach carries an inflatable chicken named “Chicken Don” owned by artist Taran Singh Brar across PCH in Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

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Beachgoers sunbathe on the grass behind “Chicken Don”, an inflatable chicken sharing the likeness of Donald Trump, brought by Indivisible OC across the street from Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s office in Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

Indivisible OC inflates a large chicken named “Chicken Don”, made by artist Taran Singh Brar, outside of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s office on Main St. in Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

A group of dogs have their photo taken in front of “Chicken Don” an inflatable chicken brought by Indivisible OC and owned by artist Taran Singh Brar in Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)



Indivisible OC members protest across the street from Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s office in Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

Indivisible OC members protest across the street from Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s office in Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

Taran Singh Brar’s “Chicken Don” inflatable chicken in Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

Spencer Kelly of Huntington Beach, right, carries an inflatable chicken named “Chicken Don” owned by artist Taran Singh Brar across PCH in Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)

Artist Taran Singh Brar talks about his inflatable “Chicken Don” in Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)



Some beachgoers stopped to take pictures with the chicken, which sports coiffed gold hair, many agreeing with the protesters’ sentiments.

“When you call (Rohrabacher’s) office, it’s not responsive,” said Newport Beach resident Danny Sullivan, 51. “He just feels like a fossilized representative.”

Ken Grubbs, Rohrabacher’s spokesman, kept his response lighthearted Saturday.

“We just hope they’ll clean up the droppings,” he said.

Others disagreed with the protesters, shouting their support for the two elected officials.

“They are making a hippie doo over nothing,” said Gordon Hjelmstrom, 79, of Huntington Beach.

The big inflatable chicken is stored in Washington, D.C., but the little chicken has been traveling across the country making appearances.

On Thursday, Sept. 14, Brar said he plans to take the inflatable on a boat traveling the coast along Rohrabacher’s district. Then, the chicken will appear near a Vice President Mike Pence fundraiser in Beverly Hills and Newport Beach, he said.

For Costa Mesa resident Joel Schechter, 61, the chicken inflatable is just a sign of the time.

“It’s ludicrous,” he said. “It fits right in.”