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Former President Trump has not yet made his appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), but a gold-colored statue in his likeness has already stolen the show.
People have been lining up to get photos next to the statue all day.
The statue was made by Tommy Zegan. It was his second work after another statue of former Green Pay Packers star quarterback Brett Favre. Zegan’s next project will be a statue of Robin Williams as Popeye.
Zegan said that throughout the Trump presidency, he saw so many signs, balloons and statues of the 45th president painting him in a negative light, such as the Baby Trump balloon.
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AllahpunditPosted at 2:24 pm on February 4, 2021
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Naturally I can’t find the links now, but I remember reading at least two news reports over the past month alleging that Trump wanted to plead his case on impeachment before Congress. One claimed that he considered heading to the House floor on the day of the impeachment vote before being dissuaded, an historic tragedy given the spectacle that would have resulted. Imagine him bursting through the wall like Kool-Aid Man as Pelosi was reading the article of impeachment, shouting, “Rigged election!”