Naked, gilded Trump statue goes on display at EU Parliament

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-08 · by dpa

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A naked gilded statue of former US President Donald Trump, titled "Orange Plague" or "King of Injustice," went on display in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg on Tuesday. The artwork, created by Danish artist Jens Galschiot, depicts Trump sitting nude on a smaller man's shoulders while holding a golf club. Standing at approximately 2.5 meters tall with a coating of 23-carat gold, the statue is displayed prominently at one of the parliament’s busiest intersections and will remain there until Thursday.
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Story summary

On October 6, Danish artist Jens Galschiot unveiled a satirical statue titled "Orange Plague" at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. The 2.5-meter-tall statue depicts former US President Donald Trump naked and overweight, sitting on the shoulders of a much smaller man, holding a golf club and a world-shaped ball in one hand and scales in the other. Coated entirely in 23-karat gold leaf, the sculpture is also known as "The King of Injustice." The base bears an inscription: "I am sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under my burden. I will do anything to help him. Except stepping down from his back."

The statue is part of Galschiot's criticism of Trump's approach to climate change and global governance, having previously been displayed in various European cities and at COP30 UN climate conference in Belem, Brazil. Per Clausen, a Danish member of the European Parliament, invited the artist to display his work. In anticipation of potential backlash, Clausen stated that if someone cannot tolerate this exhibition, they have no place on the world stage. The sculpture will remain on display until Thursday, October 8th, in a busy hallway connecting two parliament buildings.

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This article reads unscored and hedges 12% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
Statue of an obese, naked Donald Trump goes on display at European Parliament with the title 'Orange Plague' same event · 100%
Daily Mail · 0.92 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 7% hedged 1 of 15 📰 publisher trust 65
“Both articles describe the identical satirical statue of Donald Trump being displayed in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France.”
Naked statue of Trump named ‘Orange Plague’ unveiled at European Parliament same event · 100%
The Independent · 0.91 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 11 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe the unveiling of the same naked gold statue of Donald Trump at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on a specific date.”
Naked statue of Trump named ‘Orange Plague’ unveiled at European Parliament same event · 100%
The Independent · 0.91 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 14 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe the unveiling of the same satirical gilded statue of Donald Trump, naked and sitting on another man's shoulders, at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg.”
All gold, no clothes: Orange Plague statue brings naked Trump to EU Parliament same event · 100%
The Straits Times · 0.91 cosine similarity
⚖️ Leans strongly left 🔴 12% hedged 2 of 16 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe the unveiling of the same satirical statue of Donald Trump at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on October 6, 2026.”

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Topics

Danish EU Parliament European Parliament French Strasbourg

Subjects

Strasbourg GPE · 2× Danish NORP · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× EU Parliament ORG · 1× European Parliament ORG · 1× French NORP · 1× Jens Galschiot PERSON · 1× Trump PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Naked, gilded Trump statue goes on display at EU Parliament Satirical ‘Orange Plague’ artwork depicting the US president atop a smaller man unveiled in Strasbourg A gilded statue of US President Donald Trump naked went on display in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg on Tuesday.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08
2026-10-08 · South China Morning Post
Naked, gilded Trump statue goes on display at EU Parliament · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 1 hedged)

Naked, gilded Trump statue goes on display at EU Parliament Satirical ‘Orange Plague’ artwork depicting the US president atop a smaller man unveiled in Strasbourg A gilded statue of US President Donald Trump naked went on display in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg on Tuesday. asserted
statue → gild → Tuesday
Danish artist Jens Galschiot is exhibiting the satirical statue, titled Orange Plague and also known as King of Injustice, at the parliament’s headquarters in the eastern French city. asserted
Galschiot → exhibit → city
It shows the president sitting naked on the shoulders of a much smaller man. asserted
president → show → man
In his hand, he holds a long golf club. asserted
he → hold → club
Including its pedestal, the statue is around 2.5 metres tall and, according to the artist, is coated with 23-carat gold. uncertain
statue → include → gold
An orange cloth covering it was removed when it was unveiled on Tuesday. asserted
it → cover → Tuesday
The statue stands at one of the parliament’s busiest intersections connecting two buildings. asserted
statue → stand → buildings
It is scheduled to remain on display through Thursday. asserted
It → schedule → Thursday
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