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A naked, 23‑karat gold Donald Trump now stands inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The 2.5‑metre statue, titled “Orange Plague” / “King of Injustice” by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, shows Trump holding an oversized gold golf club while sitting on the shoulders of a smaller man

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who is “sinking under the burden.” Cards beside the work read: “I am sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under my burden. I will do anything to help him. Except stepping down from his back.” Galschiøt says the piece targets Trump’s role in blocking global climate action.

The exhibition was hosted by Danish left‑wing MEP Per Clausen, who dismissed calls to avoid provoking Trump: “First, we cannot accept living in fear and self‑censorship. Second, if someone is so thin‑skinned that they cannot handle this sculpture being exhibited in the European Parliament,