{"id":266600,"date":"2026-05-11T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/266600\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:00:10","slug":"trump-celebrates-unveiling-of-22-foot-don-colossus-statue-at-miami-area-golf-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/266600\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump celebrates unveiling of 22-foot Don Colossus statue at Miami-area golf course"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Times published a curious item<\/a> in early February, highlighting something called Don Colossus \u2014 an enormous bronze statue in honor of Donald Trump featuring a thick layer of gold leaf.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor more than a year, the golden statue has been at the center of one of the stranger moneymaking ventures of the Trump era,\u201d the Times noted. \u201cA group of cryptocurrency investors paid $300,000 to have a sculptor create it as a tribute to Mr. Trump, an outspoken crypto proponent. Then they used it to promote a memecoin called $PATRIOT.\u201d<\/p>\n

The article added that the cryptocurrency investors hoped the statue would soon be installed at one of the president\u2019s Florida golf courses. Evidently, they got their wish. The Daily Beast reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A bizarre unveiling of a 22-foot golden statue of President Donald Trump has taken place at one of his golf clubs \u2014 complete with a dedication from an evangelical pastor. [\u2026]<\/p>\n

The ceremony was led by Pastor Mark Burns, who has been a member of Pastors for Trump since 2023 and is seen as the president\u2019s informal spiritual adviser. The White House insists it has not been involved in the project, but Burns said Trump called him and addressed the crowd directly.<\/p>\n

About a month after Trump left the White House after his 2020 defeat, the then-former president spoke at a Conservative Political Action Conference, which was notable in large part because it featured a golden statue of him<\/a> that was wheeled around, to the delight of attendees.<\/p>\n

More than five years later, however, Don Colossus is far larger; it\u2019s found a permanent home at a Trump-owned property; and it\u2019s received the president\u2019s direct blessing \u2014 complete with promotion on his social media platform and a call into<\/a> last week\u2019s dedication ceremony, led in part by MAGA religious leaders.<\/p>\n

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