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jmbar2

(8,165 posts) Sat May 16, 2026, 01:09 PM 10 hrs ago

Jim Acosta's interview with the sculptor of Trump's Doral gold statue

The sculptor spills the tea - pretty funny.

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Jim Acosta's interview with the sculptor of Trump's Doral gold statue (Original Post) jmbar2 10 hrs ago OP

It looks like a butter sculpture--Butter Boy is going to melt in that Florida sun. xuplate 9 hrs ago #1

Too funny, but it's a golden PIG, not a golden cal Warpy 8 hrs ago #2

What an interview... ultralite001 7 hrs ago #3

I laughed along with the sculptor and Jim. MLAA 3 hrs ago #4

xuplate

(223 posts)

1. It looks like a butter sculpture--Butter Boy is going to melt in that Florida sun.

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2026, 02:13 PM

9 hrs ago

Warpy

(114,656 posts)

2. Too funny, but it's a golden PIG, not a golden cal

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2026, 03:15 PM

8 hrs ago

but I love that his studio staff were all taking the whole thing the right way.

And yes, it's right out of N. Korea. They don't do this shit even in Russia, just Lenin's decapitated head, gold leafed and sitting on a plinth somewhere prominent.

ultralite001

(2,668 posts)

3. What an interview...

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2026, 03:54 PM

7 hrs ago

Jim Acosta scores!!!

MLAA

(19,798 posts)

4. I laughed along with the sculptor and Jim.

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2026, 08:26 PM

3 hrs ago

Thanks for sharing, jmbar2.

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