Gilded Naked Trump Statue Draws Attention at European Parliament in Strasbourg

A naked, gilded depiction of US President Donald Trump went on display at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on October 6, according to CNN Brasil. The sculpture is titled "The Orange Plague."

The artist is not unnamed, as the earlier story summary suggested. DER SPIEGEL identified him as Danish artist Jens Galschiøt. His work depicts Trump sitting on a smaller man, making the figure carrying his weight part of the satire.

On October 6, Deutsche Welle reported that Galschiøt blamed Trump for obstructing efforts to address climate change. That gives the work a specific political target beyond its deliberately provocative depiction of the president.

The same day, DIE WELT reported that the artist described the figure as the "king of injustice." Its coverage presented the sculpture as a satirical work rather than a conventional presidential likeness.

On October 7, The Daily Beast described the statue as eight and a half feet tall and covered in 23-carat gold leaf. News18 identified the underlying sculpture as copper and described the supporting figure as smaller and frail.

Also on October 7, The Independent reported that the creator called the sculpture a "satirical outcry" against Trump's volatile climate and foreign policies.

By October 8, the coverage included a demand to take it down. The Hill reported that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called for its removal on Thursday, describing the display as part of a two-day exhibition inside the European Parliament.

The supplied coverage does not establish whether the statue remains on display. The summary from The Hill cuts off before explaining the exhibition's status when Fico made his demand, so it cannot support a firm account of what happened afterward.

Reports also differ on location and height. Euronews placed the work inside the European Parliament building, while GB News described it as outside and eight feet tall. The Daily Beast gave its height as eight and a half feet. These discrepancies remain unresolved in the supplied material.