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Statue of an obese, naked Donald Trump goes on display at European Parliament with the title 'Orange Plague'

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-07 · by Isabella Machin

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A gold-coated statue titled "Orange Plague" depicting an overweight, naked Donald Trump was displayed at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. Created by Danish artist Jens Galschiot and coated with 23-karat gold leaf, the 2.5-meter tall sculpture is a satirical commentary on Trump's approach to climate change and the global order. The statue will be on display until Thursday and has previously been featured in other European cities as well as at international climate conferences.
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On October 6, 2025, a Danish artist named Jens Galschiot unveiled a satirical statue called 'The Orange Plague' at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. The 2.5-meter-tall gold-coated sculpture depicts former US President Donald Trump naked and overweight, sitting on the shoulders of a smaller man while holding a golf club. Inscribed beneath the statue is a satirical pledge stating: "I am sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under my burden. I would do anything to help him. Except stepping down from his back." The artwork aims to critique Trump's environmental policies and his impact on global cooperation, particularly regarding climate change. It previously appeared at the COP30 UN climate conference in Belem, Brazil, in 2025. A Danish European Parliament member named Per Clausen invited Galschiot to display the statue in Strasbourg and defended its presence as a necessary critique of world leaders who cannot handle satire.

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Left-wing Per Clausen, who invited the artist, told news outlet DW: 'If someone is so thin-skinned that they cannot tolerate this sculpture being exhibited in the European Parliament, then they have no place on the world stage.' Mr Trump has not commented on the statue, which has also featured in other European cities as well as at the COP30 UN climate conference in Belem, Brazil, last year.
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🔮 'I would do anything to help him.
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Statue of an obese, naked Donald Trump goes on display at European Parliament with the title 'Orange Plague' · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 1 hedged)

A gold-coated statue of US President Donald Trump titled the 'Orange Plague' was put on display in the European Parliament building. asserted
statue → coat → building
The 2.5-metre tall statue depicts the US leader overweight and naked, holding a long gold club and sitting on the shoulders of a shorter man. asserted
leader → depict → man
The Danish artist, Jens Galschiot, is said to have coated the satirical statue with 23-karat gold leaf. asserted
artist → say → leaf
The figure, which sits in the building in Strasbourg, France, is also known by the name of the 'King of Injustice'. asserted
which → sit → Injustice
'I am sitting on the back of a man. asserted
I → sit → man
He is sinking under my burden,' the description card underneath the statue reads. asserted
card → sink → statue
'I would do anything to help him. asserted
I → do → him
It comes as a targeted attack by the artist against Mr Trump's approach to climate change, who described the sculpture as a 'satirical out-cry' against the 'US assault on the green transition and the rule-based world order'. asserted
who → come → transition
The figure stands at an intersection that connects two of the parliament's buildings, where it will remain until Thursday. asserted
it → stand → Thursday
The 2.5-metre tall statue named the 'Orange Plague' depicts the US leader overweight and naked, holding a long gold club and sitting on the shoulders of a shorter man Yet members of the European Parliament have brushed aside concerns over how the US leader might react to the artwork. uncertain
leader → name → artwork
Left-wing Per Clausen, who invited the artist, told news outlet DW: 'If someone is so thin-skinned that they cannot tolerate this sculpture being exhibited in the European Parliament, then they have no place on the world stage.' Mr Trump has not commented on the statue, which has also featured in other European cities as well as at the COP30 UN climate conference in Belem, Brazil, last year. asserted
which → invite → Belem
It is said to head to the COP31 UN Climate Conference in Turkey in November. asserted
It → say → November
It is, however, not the first time Mr Galschiot has used his political views as a muse for artwork. asserted
Galschiot → use → artwork
In 2000, the artist erected a sculpture named the Pillar of Shame in Belem as a commemoration of the Eldorado massacre - which saw 19 landless people killed by military police. asserted
people → erect → police
It still stands in Brazil today. asserted
It → stand → Brazil
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