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A gold statue depicting a naked Donald Trump was unveiled in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg. The eight-foot sculpture, titled "The Orange Plague," is covered in 23-karat gold leaf and features Trump holding a golf club and a world-shaped ball in one hand and scales in the other. Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt created it as a satirical critique of Trump’s impact on global order and environmental policies, comparing him to an oppressive burden carried by someone else. The sculpture is set to be displayed at the UN COP31 Climate Conference in Turkey later this year.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
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Story summary
A Danish artist named Jens Galschiot unveiled a satirical gold statue of US President Donald Trump at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. The 2.5-meter tall sculpture depicts Trump naked and overweight, sitting on another man's shoulders while holding a golf club. Coated entirely in 23-karat gold leaf, it is titled 'Orange Plague' or 'King of Injustice.' An inscription reads: "I am sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under my burden. I would do anything to help him. Except stepping down from his back." The statue criticizes Trump's stance on climate change and was previously displayed at the COP30 UN climate conference in Belem, Brazil in 2025. Left-wing European Parliament member Per Clausen invited Galschiot to exhibit the sculpture, defending its presence despite potential backlash.
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A gold statue depicting Donald Trump fully naked and perched on the shoulders of a much smaller man has been unveiled in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg.
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statue → depict → Strasbourg
The eight-foot installation, titled The Orange Plague, is designed by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt and covered entirely in 23-karat gold leaf.
Trump is shown holding a golf club and a world-shaped ball in one hand and a set of scales in the other.
Inscribed on the base is a satirical pledge attributed to “The King of Injustice”.
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pledge → title → Injustice
It reads: “I am sitting on the back of a man.
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I → read → man
He is sinking under my burden.
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He → sink → burden
I will do anything to help him.
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I → do → him
Galschiøt, who is known for his politically charged sculptures, has framed the installation as a “satirical outcry” against the volatility of America’s green and foreign policy.
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who → know → policy
“Trump represents one of the greatest threats to the rule-based world order, democratic values, and our common effort to solving the climate crisis,” he said in a statement.
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he → represent → statement
“We must address this issue and stand together against such destructive influence.”
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We → address → influence
The sculpture reimagines the artist’s earlier work Survival of the Fattest that shows a starved boy carrying an overweight woman as a visual metaphor for global inequality.
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that → reimagine → inequality
Danish MEP Per Clausen commended the unveiling of the new statue, saying: “If someone is so thin-skinned that they cannot tolerate this sculpture being exhibited in the European Parliament, then they have no place on the world stage.”
The installation is scheduled to remain in Strasbourg through to Thursday.
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installation → commend → Thursday
It is expected to be seen again in November at the UN COP31 Climate Conference in Turkey, where Galschiøt will distribute 3D-printed miniature replicas to delegates.
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Galschiøt → expect → delegates
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