Gold Leaf Covered Trump Statue 'Not About Worship,' Televangelist Says
Critics called the 15-foot bronze monument idolatry as organizers said it honors Trump’s resilience and was funded by more than 6,000 supporters.
- On Wednesday, a 15-foot bronze statue of President Donald Trump, nicknamed "Don Colossus," was unveiled at Trump National Doral in Miami, depicting the president raising his fist after surviving an assassination attempt in 2024.
- Financed by cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and more than 6,000 supporters, the gold-leafed structure faced installation delays as sculptor Alan Cottrill awaited full payment before installing the piece in Florida two weeks ago.
- Televangelist Mark Burns led the dedication and quickly addressed idol worship concerns, insisting the statue is not a "golden calf" but a celebration of resilience and patriotism honoring Trump.
- Public reaction remained critical, with journalist Jonah Goldberg joking, "I guess they couldn't make it a calf," while writer Jim Stewartson compared the monument to Saddam Hussein.
- Supporters view the statue as a symbol of divine protection, with Burns and others interpreting Trump's survival of multiple assassination attempts as signs of intervention and resilience.
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A monumental effigy of Donald Trump, nearly five meters high and entirely covered with gold leaves, has just been inaugurated in Florida. Named "Don Colossus", the work shows the billionaire
At the Mar-a-Lago complex in Florida, in an event convened by various evangelical leaders, a golden statue was inaugurated in honor of the President of the United States, Donald Trump.During the symbolic act of MAGA sympathizers, evangelical leaders performed prayers to bless the statue of Donald Trump as an act of institutional and religious loyalty to what the president represents.The golden statue with which they worship Donald Trump in Mar-a…
After Palm Beach airport was baptized in his honor, U.S. President Donald Trump has since this week owned a 4.5-meter-high golden statue at his South Florida golf club, continuing with the personality cult for which his second term has been characterized. It is not a "golden bee" to be worshipped, said Pastor Mark Burns who blessed the controversial figure, funded by cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and Trump sympathizers, at a ceremony on Thursday …
Donald Trump loves gold – and probably also the statue on his golf course, which shows him in combat pose. However, the fact that a clergyman blessed her didn't work well. Critics are outraged at the »god service«.
Pastor leads dedication ceremony to golden statue of Trump
According to a report from the National Post, a towering gilded statue of President Donald Trump has sparked controversy after its unveiling this week at Trump National Doral in Miami, with critics drawing comparisons to biblical idolatry. The 15-foot (about 4.6-meter) bronze statue, nicknamed “Don Colossus,” depicts Trump raising his fist in a moment echoing […]
Trump's giant gold statue at his golf club triggers online disgust and disbelief
Trump's giant gold statue of himself at his Doral Golf Club in Miami was met with online disgust by people who couldn't believe that anyone would want or applaud such a vanity project. "What's wrong with people," wrote journalist James Surowiecki on X, reacting to video of the statue and a photo of ...
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