This bald eagle stuck in a car's grill is being compared to America's 'current political situation'

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On Saturday, the Clay County Sheriff's Office in Florida posted some heartbreaking photos of a bald eagle that ended up stuck in the grill of a silver car.

Fortunately, the sheriff's office reported that Matthew -- as the bird was lovingly dubbed after the hurricane that landed him in his predicament -- is doing just fine now.

After he was removed from the car's grill, he was turned over to the B.E.A.K.S. Wildlife Sanctuary, where rescuers said the adult male eagle appears to be doing well with no signs of serious injuries.

Naturally, as things tend to do these days, the incident quickly took on a deeper meaning for some observers, who likened the bald eagle's precarious situation to our country's current political state.

"It's pretty difficult to think of any sort of metaphor that describes America's current political situation right now," one Esquire writer pointed out, "but this bald eagle getting trapped in a car grill is pretty damn close."

Gizmodo expressed a similar sentiment, stating in a piece that the lodged eagle "...has become a much more appropriate symbol for America in 2016."

Yikes. Guess all we can do now is wait for a hero to come along and save us.

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