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Gold Statue Of Trump Is Erected At Doral And People Think It Looks Very Authoritarian-Like

Well, that looks familiar

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Trump National Doral Miami now has something in the same aesthetic family. Standing fifteen feet tall, finished in gold leaf, arm raised, and commissioned by a cryptocurrency group.

The statue, nicknamed Don Colossus by the people who made it and everyone who has seen it since, was installed at the Doral resort ahead of the PGA Tour’s Cadillac Championship.

Ohio-based sculptor Alan Cottrill created the 3.1-ton bronze piece and pitched the gold-leaf finish to a group that included two White House representatives, two representatives from the $PATRIOT crypto group, Trump’s spiritual adviser, and two Doral Golf Club representatives.

When he showed Pastor Mark Burns an image, Burns reportedly said: “Wow… sending to the president.”

Trump replied: “It LOOKS FANTASTIC.”

Cottrill described the gold pitch as effortless. “It’s like pitching ice water to a man dying of thirst,” he told the Irish Star. “It was not a hard sell.”

The White House has since stated it has no connection to the statue or the cryptocurrency group that funded it. The president, however, personally approved the gold finish.

Former NBCUniversal senior executive Mike Sington posted a side-by-side comparison on X, writing: “Trump’s Doral National golf course in Miami installs gold statue of Trump, which is remarkably similar to one of Dear Leader in North Korea.”

Dr. Sam Youssef wrote that Trump had achieved his “dream of becoming like North Korean leaders.”

Another user added: “Crazy stuff! All he has left is to declare martial law, cancel elections, and declare himself dictator for life.”

More comments poured in.


The White House did not respond to any of those posts.

The North Korea comparison carries particular weight given Trump’s documented admiration for Kim Jong Un. Having once called Kim “Little Rocket Man” and boasted about the size of his nuclear button, Trump later described the two as falling in love after exchanging “beautiful letters.”

As recently as this April, Trump said he “got along very well” with Kim and noted that the North Korean dictator had used a derogatory term to mock Joe Biden’s mental fitness. The gold statue, therefore, exists in a specific context of documented affection for the man whose country it most closely resembles.

Cottrill received $300,000 for the bronze and $60,000 for the gold leafing, plus an additional $90,000 after $PATRIOT used images of the statue for crypto marketing before the sale was finalized.

Featured image via X screengrab 

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Terry Lawson

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Terry is an editor and political writer based in Alabama. Over the last five years, he’s worked behind the scenes as a ghostwriter for a range of companies, helping shape voices and tell stories that connect. Now at Political Tribune, he writes sharp political pieces and edits with a close eye on clarity and tone. Terry’s work is driven by strong storytelling, attention to detail, and a clear sense of purpose. He’s skilled in writing, editing, and project management — and always focused on getting the message right. You can find him on X at https://x.com/TerryNotTrump.

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