"Ohio-based artist Alan Cottrill said he made some modifications to the sculpture depicting Trump with his fist thrust in the air after his patrons asked him to improve the look of the nearly 80-year-old president. I had him very lifelike, Cottrill told The Times. The crypto guys said I had to get rid of some of the turkey neck. I had to thin him down. Cottrill said he's holding onto the completed statue at his Ohio foundry until he's fully paid for his work."
"The New York Times reported that a steel and concrete pedestal has been built at Trump National Doral golf club that will bring the entire art piece's height to approximately 22-feet-tall. The Independent reported that the Don Collosus will still be far smaller than other large monuments to world leaders, such as the 72-foot statue of late North Korean dictators Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il at the Mansudae Grand Monument in Pyongyang."
"Although the Trump administration was involved in choosing Trump's property for the U.S. leg of the G20 in December, the White House said it's not involved with the crypto project or the statue. The White House has said the Trump property will host the summit at cost, and will receive no profit from either the State Department or a foreign government."
A 15-foot bronze statue of President Donald Trump, covered in pure gold leaf and nicknamed the Don Collosus, will greet leaders at the G20 summit in Miami. A steel and concrete pedestal at Trump National Doral will bring the installation to about 22 feet tall. The piece was commissioned by a group of crypto promoters to publicize a memecoin. Ohio sculptor Alan Cottrill modified the figure's pose and features at patrons' requests and is retaining the completed statue at his foundry until the remaining $90,000 of a $150,000 payment is made. The White House is not involved with the project.
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