Danish artist brings an 8.5-foot golden statue of Trump to the European Parliament. Then he reveals the statue’s name: ‘The Orange Plague’
It's also called The King of Injustice.
While Trump is appointing the head of his “Super Intelligence Taskforce” and saying that Iran can “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego, Jens Galschiot, a Danish artist, is creating a statue of Trump, titled The Orange Plague, which is now on display inside a building of the European Parliament. The statue’s alternative name is The King of Injustice.
Standing eight-and-a-half feet tall, the golden statue depicts a naked and visibly obese Trump sitting on the shoulders of a smaller man, holding the scales of justice in one hand and a golf club near a ball that looks like the Earth in the other.
Galschiot says Trump is one of the greatest threats
Specifically, Galschiot said, “Trump represents one of the greatest threats to the rules-based world order, democratic values, and our common effort to solving the climate crisis. We must address this issue and stand together against such destructive influence.”
The plinth of Galshiot’s statue reads, “I am sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under my burden. I will do anything to help him. Except step down from his back.”
Looking at recent decisions made by the Trump administration, the inspiration for the words on that plinth is easy to find. Vance announced that almost a million people would be removed from Obamacare, which is often the only way they can afford health insurance, but then claimed that it wasn’t about cutting people off from their benefits, even though that removal would cut people off from their benefits.
Additionally, Galschiot’s claim about Trump threatening the common effort to solve the climate crisis is backed up by Trump recently ignoring NASA’s data and instead claiming that the planet is cooling down.
The Orange Plague statue was inspired by a familiar story
Galschiot said that he took inspiration for the statue from the story, The Emperor’s New Clothes. In this tale, a vain emperor is fooled into believing that a beautiful garment has been given to him, but that it can’t be seen by those who are stupid or incompetent. The people around the emperor fuel this trick by pretending they’re able to see the magnificent clothes being offered to him.
To appear capable and smart, the emperor goes along with the claim and accepts the non-existent clothing. The emperor goes on a procession in front of the town, and everybody plays along with the idea that he’s wearing clothing until a child points out the truth. Then, the townsfolk stop flattering the emperor and mock him instead as he continues his procession, unwilling to admit that he was fooled.
Considering Trump receives boos and ends up being heckled when he goes to events like the World Cup Finals, Galschiot’s source of inspiration might start to make sense. The statue is scheduled to stay standing through Thursday.
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