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Naked Trump statue "The Orange Plague" displayed at European Parliament in Strasbourg

A 2.5-metre gold-coated satirical statue of Donald Trump by Danish artist Jens Galschiot is on show in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg until Thursday. Trump and the White House have not been reported as responding.

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Centre · 2A 2.5-metre satirical statue of US President Donald Trump, naked and sitting on the shoulders of a smaller man, has been put on display in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. Centre · 2It was made by Danish artist Jens Galschiot, who says it is coated with 23-karat gold; it is titled "The Orange Plague" and is also known as "King of Injustice". Centre · 2Deutsche Welle reports that the figure holds a long gold club, and a message beside it reads: "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."

Centre · 2DW says the artist blames Trump for hindering attempts to confront climate change, and Newsweek quotes Galschiot's website calling Trump "one of the greatest threats to the rule based world order, democratic values and our common effort to solving the climate crisis". Centre · 2The statue stands at an intersection connecting two of the parliament's buildings and is due to remain until Thursday. Centre · 1Per Clausen, a left-wing Danish member of the European Parliament who invited the artist, told DW he is not worried about a reaction from Trump, saying anyone too "thin-skinned" to tolerate the sculpture "has no place on the world stage".

Centre · 2The statue has been shown before at the COP30 UN climate conference in Belem, Brazil, and in other European cities; Newsweek lists the Munich Security Conference, the Rebild Festival and Stand with Greenland demonstrations in Denmark, and says it will next go to the COP31 climate conference in Turkey in November. Centre · 2Trump has not commented on the statue, according to DW; Newsweek says it asked the White House for comment.

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Framing
Both outlets report the display as a straightforward news item, describing the statue and quoting the artist's message, with DW adding a supportive MEP's quote and Newsweek the artist's website statement and the statue's travel route.
Emphasis
DW: the MEP's defiant quote and the climate message. Newsweek: the artist's criticism of Trump and the statue's earlier and upcoming venues.
Leaves out or plays down
Neither reports any reaction from Trump or the White House; Newsweek does not quote Clausen and DW does not list earlier venues in detail.
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“A statue of USPresident Donald Trump was put on exhibit in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France.” — Deutsche Welle
“Newsweek reached out to The White House for comment.” — Newsweek

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