February 4Feb 4 Popular Post A striking golden statue of President Trump is set to welcome world leaders at the G20 summit in Miami later this year, hosted at Trump National Doral. Sponsored by cryptocurrency enthusiasts who created the memecoin $PATRIOT, the statue, “Don Colossus,” aims to generate significant buzz.The 15-foot bronze sculpture, crafted by renowned artist Alan Cottrill, will rise to 22 feet on a custom pedestal. Cottrill, who has sculpted other presidential figures, was asked by the crypto backers to enhance Trump's features, slimming down and reducing the "turkey neck" for a more polished look.Currently, the statue is held at Cottrill’s Ohio foundry due to a payment dispute. The artist claims his patrons used images of the statue without his consent to promote their declining memecoin. He states he is still owed $90,000 of the $150,000 agreed fee and will retain the statue until he's fully compensated.Ashley Sansalone, one of the project's commissioners, assured Cottrill would be fully paid before the statue’s official unveiling, noting that withholding funds until the final stages is common in such agreements.The artwork has already garnered attention and praise on social media, with users applauding Cottrill’s craftsmanship. The statue purportedly draws inspiration from a 2024 image of Trump during a speech, depicting him with an open-collared shirt and raised fist gesture.Plated in gold leaf, the statue is notably smaller than other world leader monuments, such as the 72-foot statues in Pyongyang. The White House and Trump Organization have distanced themselves from involvement in the crypto project, with no official comment provided.Despite this, the Trump administration plays a vital role in organizing the G20 summit. The selection of the Trump-owned resort as the venue was announced in September, and preparations have been underway. Scheduled for December 14-15, the summit aims to address unleashing economic prosperity through deregulation, unlocking affordable energy, and pioneering new technologies.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is tasked with orchestrating the summit’s agenda, and the venue will host the event "at cost," ensuring no profit from the US State Department or foreign governments. This initiative continues to meld Trump's business interests with his political endeavors, marking a unique chapter in his multifaceted legacy.Key TakeawaysTrump statue funded by crypto enthusiasts for G20 summit.Artist Alan Cottrill awaits full payment amid a financial dispute.Summit to focus on economic growth, hosted without profit. Adapted by ASEAN Now from Source 2026-02.04 View full article
February 4Feb 4 Popular Post 52 minutes ago, ASEAN NOW News said:The artist claims his patrons used images of the statue without his consent to promote their declining memecoin. He states he is still owed $90,000 of the $150,000 agreed fee and will retain the statue until he's fully compensatedAnd the proud boy types that signed up to be ICE agents are complaining they're not getting paid.https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-employees-vent-reddit-saying-theyre-not-getting-paid-still-no-insurance-despite-promises-1775650
February 4Feb 4 Popular Post 1 hour ago, JimHuaHin said:Vanity at its best.The birth of the Trump Cult?Birth? Where have you been the last decade? hahaI was hoping this was from satire site The Onion. Trump has made me ashamed to be an AmericanLately, he's made me ashamed of being a human....
February 4Feb 4 Popular Post "... Currently, the statue is held at Cottrill’s Ohio foundry due to a payment dispute..."How appropriate!
February 4Feb 4 Popular Post The tiny size of the statue is an insult, the size should be a minimum of 1 mile high. Sent ICE to this so called artist and send him to El Salvador, no matter if he is an US citizen or not.
February 4Feb 4 Popular Post 1 hour ago, chercheur888 said:The tiny size of the statue is an insultI bet little rocket man has a bigger one? At least his predecessors.All tourist have to pay tribute at the statue. Just an idea...
February 4Feb 4 Popular Post 4 hours ago, ASEAN NOW News said:Plated in gold leaf, the statue is notably smaller than other world leader monuments, such as the 72-foot statues in Pyongyang.Bigger is better. An 80-foot statue at least would show off his superhero body to the unwashed masses. It will look better when covered in bird sh*t.
February 4Feb 4 Popular Post I met a traveller from a MAGA landWho said: Two canckley and bloated legs of stoneStand in Miami. Near them, on the concrete, half sunk, a shattered visage lies,whose orange grimace, and labia-majora-like neck, and mien of a whining child, tell that itssculptor well those rants read, which yet survive, stamped on those lifeless things,The tiny hands that were mocked, and the cold heart that revenged,and on the pedestal these words appear:“My name is Trump, the King of Kings. Look on my grift and failure, ye Mighty and despair!”No thing beside remains. Round the decayOf that colossal wreck, boundless and bareThe lone and level sands stretch far away (Hat tip Percy Bysshe Shelley)
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February 4Feb 4 Popular Post HHope they don't get the size of his golden ballswrong ! It's a hanging offence.
February 5Feb 5 Popular Post The Don doing the Mussolini fist.............what a dope. Can't get to midterms and 2028 elections soon enough.He'll sow the "elections are fraudulent" seeds that are in the authoritarian playbook to no avail as most of America is already sick of this guy and can see that writing on the wall..
February 5Feb 5 21 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:I bet little rocket man has a bigger one? At least his predecessors.All tourist have to pay tribute at the statue. Just an idea...Perhaps little Kim should send his boy Donnie a little note saying my statue is bigger than yours and I can kill my countrymen with impunity…..regardless that’s some world class ass Kissing also pathetic.
February 5Feb 5 Popular Post 18 hours ago, Wingate said:I met a traveller from a MAGA landWho said: Two canckley and bloated legs of stoneStand in Miami. Near them, on the concrete, half sunk, a shattered visage lies,whose orange grimace, and labia-majora-like neck, and mien of a whining child, tell that itssculptor well those rants read, which yet survive, stamped on those lifeless things,The tiny hands that were mocked, and the cold heart that revenged,and on the pedestal these words appear:“My name is Trump, the King of Kings. Look on my grift and failure, ye Mighty and despair!”No thing beside remains. Round the decayOf that colossal wreck, boundless and bareThe lone and level sands stretch far away (Hat tip Percy Bysshe Shelley)An Ozymandias for our times... Best AN post of all time! Thank you!
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February 5Feb 5 An absolute world class buffoon, again engaging in aggrandizing of himself, to the humor of the entire planet which is laughing in his face. In the past only Emperors and Kings engaged in this kind of juvenile foolishness, and now we have the 13-year-old doing it in the name of America, and that is truly sad and pathetic.
February 5Feb 5 20 hours ago, Wingate said:I met a traveller from a MAGA landWho said: Two canckley and bloated legs of stoneStand in Miami. Near them, on the concrete, half sunk, a shattered visage lies,whose orange grimace, and labia-majora-like neck, and mien of a whining child, tell that itssculptor well those rants read, which yet survive, stamped on those lifeless things,The tiny hands that were mocked, and the cold heart that revenged,and on the pedestal these words appear:“My name is Trump, the King of Kings. Look on my grift and failure, ye Mighty and despair!”No thing beside remains. Round the decayOf that colossal wreck, boundless and bareThe lone and level sands stretch far away (Hat tip Percy Bysshe Shelley)Brilliant -- thanks!
February 5Feb 5 Popular Post Normally, I would treat this preposterous, ridiculous story as an AI hoax but, it's Trump--where everything is stranger than any fiction anyone could dream up.
February 5Feb 5 I can see all the expert / geek drone pilots having a competition right now, even with all the G8 security (which geeks they thrive on) !And drones can carry very different kinds of payloads these days I hear........ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
February 5Feb 5 A golden cow comes to mind.This one might be bigger:https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2024/10/03/nude-trump-effigy-phoenix-las-vegas
February 5Feb 5 Popular Post Brilliant. The world needed some levity after the misery that this bloated clown has inflicted upon US.The world is in hysterics over this clown’s latest attempt at self aggrandisment.Anyone imagine Obama, Biden, Clinton, shucks even Bush lowering respect for the Presidency to such a level?A N posters seem to be mostly mirthful at the bloated one’s latest attempt to divert attention from the Epstein files.But there’s always one…….
February 5Feb 5 Trump does not deserve his name on a plastic outhouse, much less the Kennedy Center. He has done absolutely nothing to deserve this honor, and self honoring oneself is not exactly considered an act of nobility.On a daily basis this man demonstrates additional levels of goonery, clown like behavior, and utter absurdness. What an incredibly sad and pathetic example of the human species he is.Americans should be recoiling in horror at this demonstration of self aggrandizement, certainly the world is looking on with astonishment at the shame he is bringing upon a nation that used to be fairly great, but has descended into a land of chaos, mass murders, political division, shootings, criminality, homelessness, poverty, unemployment, silly levels of real inflation, and diminished influence.The honor and the pride is completely gone, right out the window. Trump is trashing everything America used to stand for.
February 5Feb 5 I wonder how many if any G8 leaders will agree to a "photo-shot" with him and the statue?Imagine his reaction if they all refused!
February 5Feb 5 On 2/4/2026 at 12:12 PM, KhunBENQ said:I bet little rocket man has a bigger one? At least his predecessors.All tourist have to pay tribute at the statue. Just an idea...Ya mean garlands, incense, prostration?
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