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Showing Original Post only (View all)Bronze statue of DJT to be unveiled at Capitol One Arena Saturday Evening [View all]
My apologies that the source is likely regarded as RW. But believe it's uniquely newsworthy.An Ohio artist has forged a larger-than-life 15-foot-tall, $1 million bronze statue of President Trump that will tour the country before eventually ending up at a future Trump presidential library.
Sculptor Alan Cottrills Don Colossus immortalizes the iconic moment Trump defiantly pumped his fist into the air after narrowly escaping an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, PA on July 13.
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The bronze will be unveiled Saturday evening at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. Its then expected to tour the country.
It was commissioned by several dozen wealthy crypto-currency investors as a tribute to the president, who they hope will be a friend of the industry.
https://nypost.com/2025/01/18/us-news/bronze-trump-statueunveiled-ahead-of-inauguration/
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allegorical oracle
Jan 2025
OP
Yeah, he's going the full Saddam. What's an authoritarian without a statue? But Saddam's (the
allegorical oracle
Jan 2025
#12
Gross. By then the MAGAS will be so pissed at being used by Traitor Trump, they
travelingthrulife
Jan 2025
#3
The artist used a bit of license...the feet are larger and the fingers are longer than the
allegorical oracle
Jan 2025
#52
The hat looks weird, the gut's too small & there's no rooster thing going on under Trump's chin,
CrispyQ
Jan 2025
#55