A gold statue of Donald Trump sold for $ 100,000 at CPAC was made in China as the artist admits he was telling lies that he was created in Mexico
- The golden statue of former President Donald Trump that appeared at a Conservative Political Action Conference was made in China – not Mexico
- Politico Theater reported that the image was made at the Shijiazhuang D&Z Sculpture Company factory in China
- The artist, Tommy Zegan, first told the publication that he had made a hand-drawn sculpture of the painted fiberglass statue in Rosarito, Mexico, where he lives as a U.S. refugee.
The golden statue of former President Donald Trump introduced at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the weekend was made in China – not Mexico.
Politico Theater reported Wednesday that $ 100,000 icon artist Tommy Zegan has revealed that the hulking gold giant was made at Shijiazhuang Co. & D Design Company. factory in China.
Zegan is based in Mexico and first told Politico that he handwritten the painted fiberglass statue in Rosarito, Mexico, where he lives as an American refugee.
The 200-pound gold Donald Trump statue was made in China, and was not curated in Mexico as the artist originally said
Artist Tommy Zegan (right) was called out by his business partner Jose Mauricio Mendoza, who said the image of Donald Trump (left) was made in China, despite Zegan being based there am Mexico
CPAC attendees take pictures around Donald Trump’s 200-pound gold statue said the artist originally carved in Mexico
The image of Donald Trump made headlines at the Conservative Political Action Conference before true President Donald Trump spoke in Orlando on Sunday
CPAC attendees will stand with the giant Donald Trump statue outside the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida, where this year’s conference was held
One of Zegan’s business partners, Jose Mauricio Mendoza, argued on Tuesday’s announcement to call out Zegan.
‘Everything was done in China,’ Mendoza said. ‘I want to be direct, because if I’m going to sell those images, they have to be real.’
Mendoza also said his statue was 200 pounds.
‘I was an architect on this,’ he told the Playbook.
Mendoza said Zegan’s name was used because no one was going to buy “Jose” stuff, at least not the image of Donald Trump. ‘
Zegan later admitted that Mendoza’s claims about the Chinese origin of the image were true.
The real Trump was famous for astronomy against the two countries, exploding Mexico in his primary naming speech for ‘rapists’ who crossed the border and the coronavirus labeled the ‘China virus’ in the his last year in the White House.
The appearance of the image at CPAC was one of the headlines leading up to the post-presidential White House debate.
Trump spoke Sunday at the 90-minute conference.
The New York Post also spoke to Zegan, who explained why his Trump was dressed upstairs and looked like a business on the roof.
He is wearing a business suit because he is a businessman. The red tie represents the Republican party, the red white and blue shorts represent a lover, ‘said Zegan. Trump’s red sandals represent he could be ‘on the beach’ if he wanted to, Zegan said.
The golden Trump is holding up a magic wand, which former President Barack Obama once said would be needed to restore manufacturing jobs, a view Trump ridiculed while in office .
Several people online saw a parallel between Trump’s golden image and the biblical story of the golden calf, which teaches Christians not to worship idols.
‘Idol worship is not conservative,’ tweet Rep. Adam kinzinger, linking to an article about Trump’s image.
Kinzinger is among the 10 House Republicans to vote for Trump’s second impeachment for inciting a Jan. 6 revolution.