Overview
- The 15-foot bronze statue, finished in gold leaf and designed to stand 22 feet on its pedestal, is intended for Trump National Doral near Miami.
- The pedestal was installed in January, but sculptor Alan Cottrill is holding the completed piece at his Ohio foundry over an unpaid balance and an intellectual-property complaint.
- Reports differ on the sums at issue, with one account citing $90,000 outstanding from a $150,000 deal and others describing a $75,000 claim tied to rights for marketing use.
- The project was financed by cryptocurrency investors to promote the $PATRIOT memecoin, which briefly spiked after its late-2024 launch before losing most of its value.
- The White House says it is not involved and that Doral will host the Dec. 14–15 G20 at cost, and the statue’s raised-fist pose draws from an image taken of Trump in July 2024.