Overview
- Trump praised the backers on Truth Social, said golfers at his Doral course love the piece, and predicted the statue will become a landmark.
- The 22-foot figure, dubbed Don Colossus and covered in gold leaf, stands at Trump National Doral in Miami and was commissioned by the $PATRIOT memecoin group.
- Sculptor Alan Cottrill created the work in a pose that echoes Trump’s raised fist after the July 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
- Pastor Mark Burns led the dedication and rejected golden-calf comparisons, saying supporters do not worship the statue and calling it an act of patriotism.
- Reaction has been split, with some Doral golfers praising or shrugging at the display, others calling it excessive, and late-night hosts Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart mocking it.