The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. September 16, 2015 St. Louis Kids Beat Donald Trump Piñata on Mexican Independence Day --------------------------------------------------------------------- In St. Louis, Missouri, residents celebrated Mexican Independence Day Tuesday by beating an eight-foot piñata of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Dubbed "El Trumpo," the candy-filled piñata was constructed over the course of two weeks by Francis "Rich" Rodriguez, the owner of a local pizza shop. .