Trump’s 15-foot gold statue of himself at his Florida golf course compared to North Korea’s Dear Leader

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump’s 15-foot gold statue of himself at his Florida golf course compared to North Korea’s Dear LeaderOne critic claimed that Trump had achieved his ‘dream of becoming like North Korean leaders’Owen Scott Wednesday 29 April 2026 09:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966982","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-north-korea-gold-statue-b2966982.html","title":"Trump’s gold statue of himself compared to North Korea’s Dear Leader"}}CloseTrump says Kim Jong Un used to call Biden a 'mentally retarded person'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A 15-foot gold sta...