Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Naked Gold Trump Statue Criticizes Policies Near European Parliament
A sculptor named Jens Galschiøt made a large statue of Donald Trump.
It is covered in 23-karat gold and is called “The Orange Plague.”
The statue shows Trump without clothes, holding a golf club and scales of justice.
A smaller, tired-looking man carries him.
A globe shape sits beneath them.
Words at the statue’s base call Trump “The King of Injustice.”
The sculpture expresses the artist’s criticism of American foreign, environmental, and climate policies.
It was unveiled near the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
An eight-foot-long statue titled “The Orange Plague” was unveiled near the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt created the sculpture, which is coated in 23-karat gold.
It depicts a naked Donald Trump holding a golf club and the scales of justice.
A much smaller, visibly exhausted man carries Trump, with a globe shape beneath him.
The base calls Trump “The King of Injustice” and includes a message portraying him as a burden.
- Who
- Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt created the statue; it depicts US President Donald Trump.
- What
- An eight-foot-long, 23-karat gold-coated statue titled “The Orange Plague” was unveiled.
- When
- The article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Near the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
- Why
- The sculpture expresses the artist’s criticism of American foreign, environmental, and climate policies.
- Title
- The Orange Plague
- Sculptor
- Jens Galschiøt
- Length
- Eight feet
- Coating
- 23-karat gold
- Location
- Near the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France
- Inscription
- The King of Injustice
- Depicted objects
- Trump holds a golf club and scales of justice; a globe shape is beneath the figures.