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European Parliament Removes Trump Nude Statue After Quaestors’ Approval

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 1:21 AM UTC · How we work

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Trump Nude Sculpture Removed

A gold-leaf nude statue titled “The Orange Plague” of U.S. President Donald Trump was installed inside European Parliament’s Churchill building Strasbourg on 6 October 2026.
European Parliament officials said exhibit had been cleared by quaestors but was removed after rules prohibited offensive displays.
Jens Galschiøt’s 23-karat gold-leaf sculpture depicts Trump nude with a golf club, globe and scales.
Shown at COP30 and Munich, Galschiøt distributed thousands of 3D-printed miniatures as protest tokens.

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Parliament Distributes Miniatures

A gold-leafed statue of U.S. President Donald Trump titled “The Orange Plague” was installed in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg on 6 October 2026.
The exhibition protests Trump’s environmental and democratic policies, using the sculpture and free 3D-printed miniatures to spark debate in Parliament.
Danish MEP Per Clausen sponsored the exhibition, calling for debate on power.
Parliament’s quaestors approved the display, and more than 1,000 free 3D-printed miniatures were distributed.

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European Parliament officials said the “Orange Plague” statue was removed after the Parliament’s rules prohibited offensive displays, despite earlier clearance by the quaestors.
Within this story's sources, this removal angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

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Trump Nude Sculpture Removed

A gold-leaf nude statue titled “The Orange Plague” of U.S. President Donald Trump was installed inside European Parliament’s Churchill building Strasbourg on 6 October 2026.
European Parliament officials said exhibit had been cleared by quaestors but was removed after rules prohibited offensive displays.
Jens Galschiøt’s 23-karat gold-leaf sculpture depicts Trump nude with a golf club, globe and scales.
Shown at COP30 and Munich, Galschiøt distributed thousands of 3D-printed miniatures as protest tokens.

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