Statue of Donald Trump (Slovenia) explained
A statue of the 45th U.S. President Donald Trump was erected on private land in Sela pri Kamniku, Slovenia, in 2019.[1] The approximately 25feet wood monument depicted Trump wearing a blue suit and a red tie, with a fierce expression and his right arm raised in a fist.[2] A mechanism inside the statue allowed the mouth to open, revealing sharp teeth. Tomaz Schlegl, the artist behind the project, said that "Like all populists, the statue has two faces."[3]
The artist intended the statue as "a provocation, because the world is full of populism". Former Slovenian member of parliament Igor Omerza thought it could be seen as a sign of the country's "love-hate" relationship with President Trump, depicting either the raised hand of the Statue of Liberty or the iron fist of a populist dictator.[2]
After complaints from residents, the statue was relocated to Moravče. It was vandalised with the addition of a Hitler moustache, and later burned to the ground by unknown arsonists.[3] [4] [5]
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Notes and References
- News: Trump gets own 'Statue of Liberty' in Slovenia. 2019-08-29. 2019-08-29. en-GB. 2019-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20190829215207/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49514462. live.
- Web site: 'Unflattering' statue of Trump built in Melania's home country was made 'by young people who dislike him'. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-statue-slovenia-melania-ljubljana-a9083221.html . 2022-05-24 . subscription . live. 2019-08-29. The Independent. en. 2019-08-29.
- News: Statue mocking Trump as a two-faced 'vampire' set ablaze in Slovenia . 29 September 2020 . FOX News . 10 January 2020 . 25 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925194541/https://www.ktvu.com/news/statue-mocking-trump-as-a-two-faced-vampire-set-ablaze-in-slovenia . live .
- News: Statue mocking Donald Trump torched in Slovenia . 9 January 2020 . NBC News . 8 August 2023 . 25 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225173525/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/statue-mocking-donald-trump-torched-slovenia-n1112866 . live .
- News: Associated Press . 2020-01-09 . Wooden Trump statue burned to the ground in Slovenia . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-08-08 . 0261-3077 . 2023-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324002333/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/09/wooden-donald-trump-statue-burned-to-the-ground-slovenia-melania . live .
