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highplainsdem

(62,920 posts)
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 04:21 PM Feb 2026

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

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.

-snip-

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.”

-snip-

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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'Don Colossus' -- a 22-foot tall Golden statue of Trump -- is set to rise where US will host world leaders for G20 (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 2026 OP
May it be crapped on by a million birds. Diamond_Dog Feb 2026 #1
First they come for the statue, then the peasants hang the king. The ole one-two. twodogsbarking Feb 2026 #2
Baghdad all over again. SergeStorms Feb 2026 #81
Yes, yes, oh yes twodogsbarking Feb 2026 #82
I was so hoping this was Borowitz or the Onion. raccoon Feb 2026 #3
Same here. SheltieLover Feb 2026 #9
Seriously! yellow dahlia Feb 2026 #55
His hubris has no limit. Lasher Feb 2026 #59
And the people (MAGA Dumbfucks) bowed and prayed, to the neon god they'd made... Chasstev365 Feb 2026 #4
Wish I could give this more recs! raccoon Feb 2026 #22
Not The Onion? SheltieLover Feb 2026 #5
That was my first question. Horrifying, unbelievable, but true, like so much with Drumpt. Timeflyer Feb 2026 #71
This will be a golden opportunity...for us to paint him as corrupt and out of touch ms liberty Feb 2026 #6
another reason for other leaders NJCher Feb 2026 #46
My name is Donzymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! tanyev Feb 2026 #7
"History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes." Grokenstein Feb 2026 #11
Donzymandias.... FalloutShelter Feb 2026 #35
I Think You Just Won The Internet PhilG Feb 2026 #79
I can only hope it eventually gets pulled down like the statute of Saddam Hussein. Ocelot II Feb 2026 #8
It will be toppled angryxyouth Feb 2026 #12
the sculptor will probably NJCher Feb 2026 #47
Wanna bet? OldBaldy1701E Feb 2026 #75
Not with you NJCher Feb 2026 #76
And they find Trump hiding in a "spider hole", excepting that the goober won't fit in a "spider hole". wcmagumba Feb 2026 #27
Gross. The article has pictures (VOMIT WARNING) Grokenstein Feb 2026 #10
Maybe they'll make piggy banks. Ocelot II Feb 2026 #23
I wonder how many of the small ones will Figarosmom Feb 2026 #67
Something something graven images... EarthFirst Feb 2026 #13
There's precedent ... eppur_se_muova Feb 2026 #14
Another garish display of fawning stupidity Hey Joe Feb 2026 #15
Oh goodie bdamomma Feb 2026 #16
The similarity to "Don Corleone" is **PURELY** a coincidence. They would never do that deliberately !! nt eppur_se_muova Feb 2026 #17
Every day every day every day bluestarone Feb 2026 #18
Be still, my churning stomach. nt Buns_of_Fire Feb 2026 #19
Oh, FFS! A Golden Idol to worship? Really??? Tim S Feb 2026 #20
Welcome to Turkmenistan muriel_volestrangler Feb 2026 #21
I fear I'll never be proud to be an American again--unless I live to a very very very old age hlthe2b Feb 2026 #24
I hope people tape a South Park Trump penis on it. chowder66 Feb 2026 #25
Wtaf Easterncedar Feb 2026 #26
OMG! The embarrassment just never ends! slightlv Feb 2026 #28
I think it should be adorned with dildoes. Ilsa Feb 2026 #29
That is disgusting PatSeg Feb 2026 #30
I'll call this horror Don Colonoscopy. Dave Bowman Feb 2026 #31
Chump is forever an embarrassment... Everything has be all about HIM ... always FakeNoose Feb 2026 #32
Anyone up for a paintball tournament? Vinca Feb 2026 #33
JFC! DavidDvorkin Feb 2026 #34
"First time he's been hard in 15 years." - Melania, probably flvegan Feb 2026 #36
Maybe aliens should just exterminate us SamuelTheThird Feb 2026 #37
Before this regime does? johnnyfins Feb 2026 #51
It just never stops on the world stage Bayard Feb 2026 #38
Donzymandias. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2026 #39
Oh for God's sake. mwb970 Feb 2026 #40
Absolutely humiliating orangecrush Feb 2026 #41
good gawd barbtries Feb 2026 #42
The first thing my eyes went to is the gut! colorado_ufo Feb 2026 #43
I remember images of the people pulling down the statue of Stalin. mysteryowl Feb 2026 #44
and just as fun is NJCher Feb 2026 #57
... mysteryowl Feb 2026 #58
The comments in the atticle are good. IcyPeas Feb 2026 #45
The embarrassment is never ending Pisces Feb 2026 #48
God, I hate the timeline. progressoid Feb 2026 #49
Something for the guys to piss on cate94 Feb 2026 #50
Fucking PAGANS Historic NY Feb 2026 #52
Yes! Instead of... some_of_us_are_sane Feb 2026 #78
Its hollow just like Donald Historic NY Feb 2026 #83
Bowing will be mandatory. Sneederbunk Feb 2026 #53
That is one ugly statue. Fla Dem Feb 2026 #54
Geez, that's gonna take a big diaper. WestMichRad Feb 2026 #56
Gag me with a spoon, I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. Martin68 Feb 2026 #60
This is The Onion, yes??? PLEASE tell me this is The Onion. niyad Feb 2026 #61
They must be planning to spend big bucks on the round the clock security. nt Blasphemer Feb 2026 #62
The sculptor is an idiot. Chellee Feb 2026 #63
According to the Times, he says he is owed $90,000 by his patrons out of a $150,000 lump sum he was to be paid for the r riversedge Feb 2026 #64
2000 years from now, our ancestors will find that statue and think: "Those stupid bastards had no taste at all" chouchou Feb 2026 #65
Who actually thinks this is gonna happen that world leaders will come here the way things are going? I bet they calll Amaryllis Feb 2026 #66
😑😑😑😑 ugh! electric_blue68 Feb 2026 #68
OK I will say it. Botany Feb 2026 #69
In the next book of world records: DFW Feb 2026 #70
Target practice. twodogsbarking Feb 2026 #72
I want one of those in the all the chambers of congress and every courtroom of the supreme court. I'm not kidding. mikelewis Feb 2026 #73
Final Solutions for a Small Planet Kid Berwyn Feb 2026 #74
Vomit inducing Aviation Pro Feb 2026 #77
I am Donzymandias, king of kings... Ocelot II Feb 2026 #80

twodogsbarking

(19,244 posts)
2. First they come for the statue, then the peasants hang the king. The ole one-two.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 04:26 PM
Feb 2026

History history has a habit habit of repeating
repeating itself.

SergeStorms

(20,788 posts)
81. Baghdad all over again.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:01 PM
Feb 2026

The toppling of Saddam's statue was a big hit with the purchased Press there, so maybe they'll give Trump's the same attention?

Lasher

(29,645 posts)
59. His hubris has no limit.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 10:52 PM
Feb 2026

I have come to that conclusion. The golden calf comes to mind.

ms liberty

(11,334 posts)
6. This will be a golden opportunity...for us to paint him as corrupt and out of touch
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 04:33 PM
Feb 2026

Please Democratic Party leaders - this is a gift!

Grokenstein

(6,408 posts)
11. "History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes."
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 04:47 PM
Feb 2026
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

angryxyouth

(346 posts)
12. It will be toppled
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 04:54 PM
Feb 2026

I can’t wait and wish I could do it myself. I am a sculptor/ painter and I would rather starve than take money from those fascist, loving tech Bros. Wavering from his own aesthetic and caving to their demands to thin him down and get rid of his turkey neck makes me dislike the artist even more.

NJCher

(43,427 posts)
47. the sculptor will probably
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:23 PM
Feb 2026

not get paid:

snip

According to the Times, he says he is owed $90,000 by his patrons out of a $150,000 lump sum he was to be paid for the rights to the statue.

“That statue will not leave my foundry until everything they owe me is paid,” he said.

snip

wcmagumba

(6,560 posts)
27. And they find Trump hiding in a "spider hole", excepting that the goober won't fit in a "spider hole".
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 05:44 PM
Feb 2026

He might fit in a garbage dump though...

Grokenstein

(6,408 posts)
10. Gross. The article has pictures (VOMIT WARNING)
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 04:43 PM
Feb 2026
The monument to Trump appears to be loosely based on an image taken of him just after a gunman narrowly missed his head during a July 2024 speech in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The president is depicted with an open-collared dress shirt and suit with his fist raised to the air.

Like most things Trump is fond of, it will be covered in pure gold leaf. But at 22 feet on the pedestal, it will be far smaller than other large monuments to world leaders, such as the 72-foot statue of late North Korean dictators Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il at the Mansudae Grand Monument in Pyongyang.


And of course there are smaller statuettes. Will they be handed out to the trashbros who attend and genuflect, or sold to the cult for preposterous prices?

Figarosmom

(13,038 posts)
67. I wonder how many of the small ones will
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 01:25 AM
Feb 2026

Be melted down by recipient's if they are gold. Or found in the garbage if not gold.

EarthFirst

(4,208 posts)
13. Something something graven images...
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 05:01 PM
Feb 2026

Although I’m sure this additional hypocrisy will be overlooked by the cult and praised on high…

Hey Joe

(768 posts)
15. Another garish display of fawning stupidity
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 05:02 PM
Feb 2026

May it be a convenient depository for birdshit and public scorn until it is pulled down and scrapped.

eppur_se_muova

(42,377 posts)
17. The similarity to "Don Corleone" is **PURELY** a coincidence. They would never do that deliberately !! nt
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 05:03 PM
Feb 2026

muriel_volestrangler

(106,511 posts)
21. Welcome to Turkmenistan
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 05:12 PM
Feb 2026
Turkmenistan’s horse-crazy president has immortalized himself with a massive gold-leaf statue of his likeness mounted on his favorite steed “Akkan” (White Khan), dove in hand, galloping atop a column of white marble that towers nearly 70 feet above the nation’s capital.

White doves were released into the sky and soldiers pledged allegiance to President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov on Monday as the monument was unveiled.Berdymukhamedov claims the extravagant statue was commissioned at the behest of the people of Turkmenistan. “My main goal is to serve the people and the Motherland,” he said last year. “And so, I will listen to the opinion of the people and do as they choose.”

In commissioning a monument to himself, Berdymukhamedov is following in the footsteps of his predecessor, President Saparmurat Niyazov, who famously built a 250-foot golden statue of himself in the center of the capital Ashgabat that was designed to rotate to always face the sun. Berdymukhamedov had the statue of Niyazov moved to the outskirts of the city when he came to power.
...
“Very little has changed since the death of former dictator Saparmurat Niyazov, and the regime is still one of the harshest in the world,” Samuel Carcanague, a researcher and an expert on Central Asia at the French Institute for International and Strategic Research (IRIS), told VICE News.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/turkmenistans-horse-loving-president-built-a-giant-gold-statue-of-himself-atop-his-favorite-steed/

hlthe2b

(114,499 posts)
24. I fear I'll never be proud to be an American again--unless I live to a very very very old age
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 05:36 PM
Feb 2026

Once it was "every day a new horrific offense..." Now it is how many times each day?...

colorado_ufo

(6,259 posts)
43. The first thing my eyes went to is the gut!
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:36 PM
Feb 2026

Hilarious! You can cover it with gold and diamonds, and it still is a "gut."



mysteryowl

(9,350 posts)
44. I remember images of the people pulling down the statue of Stalin.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:41 PM
Feb 2026

We would do the same after he is gone, but who knows, maybe before.

NJCher

(43,427 posts)
57. and just as fun is
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 10:29 PM
Feb 2026

What clever protesters will do to this statue while he's at the G20, if he makes it that far.

In watching Jenn Psaki tonight, she is using a photograph where his right eye is closed entirely. Looks like a stroke.

Chellee

(2,301 posts)
63. The sculptor is an idiot.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:11 AM
Feb 2026

Trump, and by extension, Trump-like people never pay their bills.

Cottrill is currently holding the completed work at his Ohio foundry due to a dispute with the crypto bros who commissioned it. He has complained that they unlawfully used an image of his work to market their memecoin, which has since cratered in value.

According to the Times, he says he is owed $90,000 by his patrons out of a $150,000 lump sum he was to be paid for the rights to the statue.


They already have what they wanted. An image to market, and the ability to say, "We paid an artist to create a statue of you sir!" He's never getting the rest of his money. Get a brain, moran!

On a side note, the hair on the thing makes it look like he has a ball cap on.

riversedge

(81,436 posts)
64. According to the Times, he says he is owed $90,000 by his patrons out of a $150,000 lump sum he was to be paid for the r
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:43 AM
Feb 2026

According to the Times, he says he is owed $90,000 by his patrons out of a $150,000 lump sum he was to be paid for the rights to the statue.

“That statue will not leave my foundry until everything they owe me is paid,” he said.

chouchou

(3,267 posts)
65. 2000 years from now, our ancestors will find that statue and think: "Those stupid bastards had no taste at all"
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:57 AM
Feb 2026

Amaryllis

(11,402 posts)
66. Who actually thinks this is gonna happen that world leaders will come here the way things are going? I bet they calll
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 01:10 AM
Feb 2026

off letting the US host it.

Botany

(77,760 posts)
69. OK I will say it.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 06:45 AM
Feb 2026

Donny Trump is barking mad. A 20 foot statue of himself? Compensating much for
your own shortcomings Donny?

Btw a person with real class and standing is understated and has no need to call attention
oneself. Just look @ the Bidens or the Obamas or Ronnie Howard or Dwight D Eisenhower
or Dolly Parton or a public school teacher.

mikelewis

(4,598 posts)
73. I want one of those in the all the chambers of congress and every courtroom of the supreme court. I'm not kidding.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 10:00 AM
Feb 2026

And who the hell is paying for that? Did WE fucking pay for that shit? Does Don Colossasshole have reciepts for this shit? Where in the fuck is congress? Those boot lickers need to see this fucking statue ever single day. They need to walk in every day and look at what they've done.

Kid Berwyn

(24,958 posts)
74. Final Solutions for a Small Planet
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 10:30 AM
Feb 2026

Why "Crypto Guys" don't pay for vagina neck:



The Use of Computers to Support Oppression

Computer technology enabled the government to organize and enforce such an atrocious system of segregation and control.

More than any other single technological advancement, the computer fostered the concentration of administrative power in the hands of Africa's white elite. (NAR82)

Despite the U.N. arms embargoes, American computers were in widespread use throughout South Africa. The United States was the largest supplier of computers used in South Africa. American computers were in use in virtually every governmental agency, the police system, and the military, all of which contributed to the control system known as apartheid. Computer technology did not merely support the system of oppression, rather the entire country was utterly dependent upon it. As the managing director of the South African subsidiary of Burroughs Corporations said,

We are entirely dependent on the U.S. The economy would grind to a halt without access to the computer technology of the West. No bank could function; the government couldn't collect its money and couldn't account for it; business couldn't operate; payrolls could not be paid. Retail and wholesale marketing and related services would be disrupted. (NAR82)


The extensive history of the export of American computer technology began in 1952 with an order for the first "electric tabulator" to IBM-South Africa. Three years later, the streamlining of the hated pass system resulted in an automated population register implemented on foreign computers. 1970 found South Africa with an estimated four hundred computers -- a value of about one hundred million dollars. The number of computers continued to grow, totaling more than forty five hundred in 1982. In 1977, only the U.S. and Britain spent more on computer technology than South Africa as a percentage of gross national product, while in 1980, 75% of the computers in South Africa were purchased from American corporations. South Africa continued to import a large number of computers despite an attempt by the government to promote domestic production. Local products accounted for less than 5% of South African computer equipment sales in 1988. Many of these sales occured despite restrictions in U.S. law.

American corporation IBM was the largest computer supplier in South Africa throughout the years of apartheid. In 1978 alone, IBM's South African sales jumped 250%; total annual sales amounted to approximately three hundred million dollars in 1982. Not only did IBM contribute tremendous computing power to the South African apartheid system, but of the fifteen hundred South African workers employed by IBM in 1982, less than 20% were classified as coloured, black or Asian. IBM continually asserted that the applications of their computers were not used to abridge human rights, despite acknowledgment that the uses to which their computers were put could not be known in all cases. In fact, the South African Parliament made it illegal for companies to report the uses of their computers. Although IBM officially divested from South Africa in 1987, their products continued to be distributed by Information Services Group.

CONTINUED...

http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.comp.html

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