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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

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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.

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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 [View all] 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