A statue in honor of Donald Trump made in Mexico

The golden statue of Donald Trump on display this weekend at the CPAC conference is undoubtedly a sensation among its supporters, a tribute that was paradoxically realized in Mexico, a country that has often drawn the wrath of the former president. 

Named "Trump and his Magic Wand", the larger-than-life statue represents Donald Trump with a golden head, a suit top, shorts in the colors of the American flag and sandals on his feet.

"He wears a suit because he is a businessman. The red tie represents the Republican Party, the red, white and blue shorts represent the fact that he is a patriot," the artist behind the statue, Tommy Zegan, told the New York Post on Saturday.

The magic wand, meanwhile, refers to the help the former president would need to bring back jobs based in the United States, the artist added during his interview.

But in a rather unusual way with regard to the Republican's mandate, this statue, which is intended as a tribute to Trump, was made in Mexico.

"Zegan spent more than six months making the 200-pound fiberglass statue with the help of three men in Rosarito. He took it to Tampa, Florida, where it was painted in chrome and then transported it from there to CPAC [in Orlando]," reported U.S. media outlet Politico.

The statue is on sale for $100,000, the New York Post reported.

Donald Trump is expected to give his first speech at the Conservative convention on Sunday since he left the White House in January.

Source: AFP