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highplainsdem

(60,731 posts)
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 03:21 PM 7 hrs ago

'Don Colossus' -- a 22-foot tall Golden statue of Trump -- is set to rise where US will host world leaders for G20 [View all]

Source: Independent

When world leaders arrive at this year’s Group of 20 summit hosted by the United States in Miami later this year, they’ll be greeted by a massive golden statue depicting the owner of the summit venue — a man who also happens to be the President of the United States.

A new statue of Trump has been funded by a group of cryptocurrency enthusiasts who have named the project “Don Colossus” and commissioned the likeness of the president as a way of drumming up publicity for their memecoin, $PATRIOT.

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Cottrill, an Ohio-based artist who has built other statues of former presidents and has at least one piece on display in the U.S. Capitol’s art collection, told the Times the crypto bros who commissioned the 15-foot bronze piece (it will be 22 feet on its pedestal) asked him to make some improvements to the look of the nearly 80-year-old president.

“I had him very lifelike,” Cottrill told the Times. “The crypto guys said I had to get rid of some of the turkey neck. I had to thin him down.”

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Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-g20-doral-giant-statue-b2913280.html



The statue will be at Trump National Doral outside Miami.
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May it be crapped on by a million birds. Diamond_Dog 7 hrs ago #1
First they come for the statue, then the peasants hang the king. The ole one-two. twodogsbarking 7 hrs ago #2
I was so hoping this was Borowitz or the Onion. raccoon 7 hrs ago #3
Same here. SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #9
Seriously! yellow dahlia 1 hr ago #55
His hubris has no limit. Lasher 1 hr ago #59
And the people (MAGA Dumbfucks) bowed and prayed, to the neon god they'd made... Chasstev365 7 hrs ago #4
Wish I could give this more recs! raccoon 6 hrs ago #22
Not The Onion? SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #5
This will be a golden opportunity...for us to paint him as corrupt and out of touch ms liberty 7 hrs ago #6
another reason for other leaders NJCher 2 hrs ago #46
My name is Donzymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! tanyev 7 hrs ago #7
"History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes." Grokenstein 7 hrs ago #11
Donzymandias.... FalloutShelter 5 hrs ago #35
I can only hope it eventually gets pulled down like the statute of Saddam Hussein. Ocelot II 7 hrs ago #8
It will be toppled angryxyouth 7 hrs ago #12
the sculptor will probably NJCher 2 hrs ago #47
And they find Trump hiding in a "spider hole", excepting that the goober won't fit in a "spider hole". wcmagumba 6 hrs ago #27
Gross. The article has pictures (VOMIT WARNING) Grokenstein 7 hrs ago #10
Maybe they'll make piggy banks. Ocelot II 6 hrs ago #23
Something something graven images... EarthFirst 6 hrs ago #13
There's precedent ... eppur_se_muova 6 hrs ago #14
Another garish display of fawning stupidity Hey Joe 6 hrs ago #15
Oh goodie bdamomma 6 hrs ago #16
The similarity to "Don Corleone" is **PURELY** a coincidence. They would never do that deliberately !! nt eppur_se_muova 6 hrs ago #17
Every day every day every day bluestarone 6 hrs ago #18
Be still, my churning stomach. nt Buns_of_Fire 6 hrs ago #19
Oh, FFS! A Golden Idol to worship? Really??? Tim S 6 hrs ago #20
Welcome to Turkmenistan muriel_volestrangler 6 hrs ago #21
I fear I'll never be proud to be an American again--unless I live to a very very very old age hlthe2b 6 hrs ago #24
I hope people tape a South Park Trump penis on it. chowder66 6 hrs ago #25
Wtaf Easterncedar 6 hrs ago #26
OMG! The embarrassment just never ends! slightlv 6 hrs ago #28
I think it should be adorned with dildoes. Ilsa 6 hrs ago #29
That is disgusting PatSeg 6 hrs ago #30
I'll call this horror Don Colonoscopy. Dave Bowman 6 hrs ago #31
Chump is forever an embarrassment... Everything has be all about HIM ... always FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #32
Anyone up for a paintball tournament? Vinca 5 hrs ago #33
JFC! DavidDvorkin 5 hrs ago #34
"First time he's been hard in 15 years." - Melania, probably flvegan 5 hrs ago #36
Maybe aliens should just exterminate us SamuelTheThird 5 hrs ago #37
Before this regime does? johnnyfins 2 hrs ago #51
It just never stops on the world stage Bayard 5 hrs ago #38
Donzymandias. NT mahatmakanejeeves 5 hrs ago #39
Oh for God's sake. mwb970 3 hrs ago #40
Absolutely humiliating orangecrush 3 hrs ago #41
good gawd barbtries 3 hrs ago #42
The first thing my eyes went to is the gut! colorado_ufo 3 hrs ago #43
I remember images of the people pulling down the statue of Stalin. mysteryowl 3 hrs ago #44
and just as fun is NJCher 1 hr ago #57
... mysteryowl 1 hr ago #58
The comments in the atticle are good. IcyPeas 3 hrs ago #45
The embarrassment is never ending Pisces 2 hrs ago #48
God, I hate the timeline. progressoid 2 hrs ago #49
Something for the guys to piss on cate94 2 hrs ago #50
Fucking PAGANS Historic NY 2 hrs ago #52
Bowing will be mandatory. Sneederbunk 2 hrs ago #53
That is one ugly statue. Fla Dem 2 hrs ago #54
Geez, that's gonna take a big diaper. WestMichRad 1 hr ago #56
Gag me with a spoon, I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. Martin68 44 min ago #60
This is The Onion, yes??? PLEASE tell me this is The Onion. niyad 19 min ago #61
They must be planning to spend big bucks on the round the clock security. nt Blasphemer 14 min ago #62
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