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Mar 1, 2021 · Updated March 1, 2021. Image courtesy of Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Claim: Pictures shows evangelical leaders praying for and a man bowing to a gold-colored statue of former U.S. President...
Mar 3, 2021 · The golden Donald Trump statue that appeared at last week’s conference for the country’s conservatives was actually made in China — rather than Mexico — the creator reportedly admitted....
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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 1, 2021 · Golden Trump statue at CPAC 2021 was no graven image, according to the artist. “I know the biblical definition of an idol. This is not an idol. This is a sculpture,” said Tommy Zegan, the man who made the golden statute of former President Donald Trump. Published: March 1, 2021, 5:09 p.m. MST.
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Mar 3, 2021 · Art World. That Golden Trump Statue at CPAC? It Was Made in China, and One of the Artists Says He Wasn’t Given Credit Because He’s Mexican. The statue was manufactured at the Shijiazhuang D & Z Sculpture Co., according to artist Jose Mauricio Mendoza.
Feb 26, 2021 · Mike Warren/CNN. The more than 6-foot-tall statue turned heads as it was wheeled into the Hyatt Regency Thursday evening while CPAC attendees picked up their registration and milled about the...
