The motive was unclear but
generally, Trump is not loved in many parts of the world.
Milan Balazic, mayor of the
Slovenian town of Moravce, told ABC network that the destruction of the
monument was a “symbol of intolerance toward artistic projects in our society.”
A wooden monument mocking
President Donald Trump and portraying his different moods, in his wife’s home
country of Slovenia was burnt down on Thursday, by a yet-to-be identified
arsonist.
The art project was
unveiled last year August, and followed a similar depiction of first lady
Melania Trump carved out of wood in her hometown of Sevnica.
The wooden construction
portrayed the US President in the same manner as the American landmark in New
York, with his right hand raised to the sky and spikes poking out from his hair,
similar to those of the statue’s crown.
The statue shows Mr Trump
wearing his usual navy suit, white shirt and red tie, with his hair styled in
his trademark coiff.
A special contraption
inside the structure controlled the President’s mouth, with his bright-red lips
parting to show shark-like teeth when triggered.
The figure modelled on the
45th President of the US was created by Tomaz Schlegl.
“Like all populists, the
statue has two faces,” the monument’s designer, Schlegl, said last year. “One
is humane and nice, the other is that of a vampire.”
Mr Schlegel said the
mechanism was designed to give the statue “two faces”, one which is nice and
the other “that of a vampire”.
The artist unveiled his
creation in the village of Sela pri Kamniku, 20 miles northeast of the capital
Ljubljana, last August.
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