NonilexFeb 4

Oh my god

No

‘Don Colossus,’ a Golden Statue of #Trump, Waits for Its Home

A group of #cryptocurrency investors backing a #memecoin hopes the #statue will soon be installed at one of Trump’s golf courses in Florida.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/technology/trump-statue-don-colossus.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

‘Don Colossus,’ a Golden Statue of President Trump, Waits for Its Home

A group of cryptocurrency investors backing a memecoin hopes the statue will soon be installed at one of Mr. Trump’s golf courses in Florida.

The New York Times
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It’s known as “Don Colossus.”

At 15 feet tall, the #statue of #Trump, mounted on its 7,000-pound pedestal, is about the height of a 2-story building—a giant effigy cast in bronze & finished with a thick layer of gold leaf.

For >1 year, the golden statue has been at the center of one of the stranger moneymaking ventures of the Trump era. A group of #cryptocurrency investors paid $300k to have a sculptor create it as a tribute to Trump….

Then they used it to promote a #memecoin called $PATRIOT.

Feb 4 at 5:37pmWeb
Show threadNonilexFeb 4
Now, improbably, the project appears close to fruition. A pedestal made of concrete & stainless steel was installed last month on the grounds of Trump’s golf complex in Doral, FL. Pastor Mark Burns, one of the organizers of the effort & a friend of Trump’s, told his collaborators that #Trump planned to attend the statue’s unveiling there, according to messages reviewed by The New York Times.
Show threadPip GowenlockFeb 4
@Nonilex Book of Daniel, chapter 3.
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@Nonilex
So where are the 30 ft tall statues of Putin ,Xi, and Orban standing in front of him???
Show threadPaul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Feb 4

@Nonilex

"finished with a thick layer of gold leaf."

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