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Naked Trump statue goes on display in Strasbourg

DW6 October 2026, 18:18 UTCFrance

Titled "The Orange Plague," a gold-coated statue presents Donald Trump sitting on a smaller man's back. The Danish artist blamed Trump for getting in the way of efforts to address climate change.

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