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Mar 1, 2021 · On Feb. 28, 2021, former U.S. President Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). We previously reported it was true that a gold-colored statue of Trump was...
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Users on Twitter circulated an image of the statue surrounded by faith leaders, with some claiming the photo was taken at CPAC 2021. User @Mocraig13 wrote, "Caption this photo taken today of CPAC's evangelical leaders. Yes, they are praying to a golden statue of their holy insurrectionist."
On January 3, 2020, then-President Donald Trump held a rally at a church in Miami, Florida, to launch an "Evangelicals for Trump" coalition. On that day, he was surrounded by evangelical leaders who prayed for him. NBC Newsposted a video of the moment on YouTube. The leaders included Paula White, a televangelist; Michael Tait, lead singer of the Ch...
False. The photo of evangelical leaders surrounding the gold-painted Trump statue is not real. It is a mashup of a scene from January 2020 and the statue used at CPAC 2021. The actual photo, showing Trump when he was president, was taken in January 2020 in Miami, Florida.
Mar 3, 2021 · Golden Trump statue at CPAC implies he's king of the GOP. But his position isn't secure. If the Conservative Political Action Conference made anything clear, it’s that Donald Trump may...
Mar 1, 2021 · While the Old Testament’s Moses might disagree, there were no graven images at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, according to the man who built a golden statue of former President Donald Trump.
- Jeff Parrott
- jparrott@deseretnews.com
Mar 3, 2021 · One of the biggest stars of last weekend’s Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) conference was a golden idol of Donald Trump. It was at least the shiniest.
Feb 26, 2021 · A golden statue of Donald Trump, wearing shorts in the print of the US flag and carrying a wand, has caused a stir on Twitter since a video of it being wheeled into the CPAC (Conservative...
