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By Jenna Sundel
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Several social media users are comparing a newly installed gold statue of President Donald Trump to a statue of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea’s ruling dynasty.
A 15-foot-tall statue of Trump was installed at Trump National Doral golf course ahead of a PGA Tour event, the Palm Beach Post reported. The statue was commissioned by cryptocurrency group $PATRIOT in 2024, and the White House has maintained that it is not involved in the statue, The Independent reported. Social media users have compared the monument to a statue of Kim Il Sung, which shares a similar metallic finish, large size and pose.
Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment.
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Why Trump’s Statue is Being Compared to Kim Il Sung
Mike Sington, a former senior executive at NBCUniversal, shared a photo of the statue of Trump and the statue of Kim Il Sung in North Korea on X, calling the monuments “remarkably similar.”
Dr. Sam Youssef, an internet personality and psychologist, said on X, “Finally, Trump achieved his sick dream of becoming like North Korean leaders.”
The statue of Trump depicts the president with his right fist raised in the air, a pose he made after an assassination attempt at a July 13, 2024, campaign rally in Pennsylvania that left Trump with an ear injury and killed the man sitting behind him.
The statue of Kim Il Sung that several social media users have compared to Trump’s statue is located on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang. The bronze statue of Kim Il Sung also has one arm raised. The statue is much taller, however, standing over 65 feet tall. It is located next to a statue of his son and successor as leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il.
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Social Media Users Draw Comparisons to North Korea
Last month, the press office of Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom posted a photo on X of the statue of Kim Il Sung and a photo of an AI-generated photo of Trump’s presidential library featuring the president's statue.
"The gold statue in Trump’s new library (of himself) looks awfully familiar to a few others from around the world,” the press office said.
Former West Virginia House of Delegates member Derrick Evans, a Republican, said on X that the statue is a “beautiful tribute to the 47th president.”
“While the left cries about a ‘cult,’ patriots celebrate a leader who fought for us like no one else. This is what winning looks like.”
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