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LilElf70

(1,641 posts)
Sat May 16, 2026, 10:16 AM 21 hrs ago

'It Will Become a Landmark': Trump Defends Giant Golden Statue of Himself Amid Much Debate

https://time.com/article/2026/05/15/trump-gold-statue-controversy-comments-history/

'It Will Become a Landmark'? REALLY? A delusional narcissist has spoken.

Yeah, I don't think so. It will be the first thing to go.
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'It Will Become a Landmark': Trump Defends Giant Golden Statue of Himself Amid Much Debate (Original Post) LilElf70 21 hrs ago OP
No it won't. It'll come down along with him. marble falls 21 hrs ago #1
One of the first things to do so, I hope. calimary 21 hrs ago #7
A landmark for bird poop. Diamond_Dog 21 hrs ago #2
sure Donald, sure. edhopper 21 hrs ago #3
What a pathetic human he is. johnnyfins 21 hrs ago #4
Like this. Turbineguy 21 hrs ago #5
;-{) HOT TUB Goonch 21 hrs ago #6
With a plaque at the base reading CanonRay 21 hrs ago #8
All praise be to the Golden Calf (Cow). Sneederbunk 20 hrs ago #9
More like a skidmark. 2MuchNoise 20 hrs ago #10
Along any country road, you'll find traffic signs that have been used heavily as rifle and shotgun targets. eppur_se_muova 20 hrs ago #11
So much so, a trough will be needed for the piss to follow. n/t flvegan 20 hrs ago #12
I'd love to think it will be among the first crap to be bulldozed but intheflow 20 hrs ago #13
We then will need LilElf70 18 hrs ago #14
Okay, but again - intheflow 17 hrs ago #16
He knows he's not got much longer to live Zorro 18 hrs ago #15

calimary

(90,742 posts)
7. One of the first things to do so, I hope.
Sat May 16, 2026, 10:41 AM
21 hrs ago

Maybe melted down to create a sidewalk that we can all walk on. Preferably with muddy boots on.

eppur_se_muova

(42,480 posts)
11. Along any country road, you'll find traffic signs that have been used heavily as rifle and shotgun targets.
Sat May 16, 2026, 11:12 AM
20 hrs ago

Once Trmp is out of office and the SS is not so present, his statue will join their ranks.

intheflow

(30,249 posts)
13. I'd love to think it will be among the first crap to be bulldozed but
Sat May 16, 2026, 11:14 AM
20 hrs ago

it's on private property. Even if Trump is arrested, tried, and sentenced to life in solitary confinement, there will be someone within the Trump corporate structure who will retain this property, most likely.

intheflow

(30,249 posts)
16. Okay, but again -
Sat May 16, 2026, 02:02 PM
17 hrs ago

Saddam's statue was in a public square, a public place. Just sayin'...

Zorro

(18,872 posts)
15. He knows he's not got much longer to live
Sat May 16, 2026, 01:18 PM
18 hrs ago

So his top priority is to create monuments to himself everywhere.

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