Giant golden statue of Trump installed at his Florida golf course

A nearly seven-metre-tall golden statue of Donald Trump has been installed at one of his golf courses.

The bronze statue, covered with thick gold leaf, depicts the president standing with his fist raised in the sky.

The pose is reminiscent of a famous photo of Trump in the immediate aftermath of an assassination attempt in 2024.

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The Donald Trump statue on display at Doral.

It is now in place at Trump National Doral, one of the president's clubs in Miami.

While it is on display at a Trump property, it was bankrolled by a cryptocurrency group named $PATRIOT.

It was made by Ohio sculptor Alan Cottrill, who was locked in a legal dispute with the cryptocurrency group over its use.

Cottrill took issue with $PATRIOT using the statue to promote its business selling a memecoin.

The company paid Cottrill about $A500,000 for the statue.

But despite being on display at Doral, the Trump family has made clear they are not involved in $PATRIOT.

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The Donald Trump statue being installed.

"The Trump Organisation has no association of any kind with the Patriot Token or meme coin," Eric Trump said in February.

"We appreciate the support and enthusiasm, but we want to be crystal clear — we are not involved in this coin."

Doral is one of the president's favourite golf destinations, visiting twice in the past two months.

He has another visit scheduled this coming weekend, where he will presumably see the statue.

His visit to the course will take place during the PGA Tour's Cadillac Championship which is being held there.

Trump is also planning on being at Doral in December for the G20 summit.

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Meanwhile, Trump's face will be placed on some American passports, the US State Department has announced. 

The president's face and signature in gold text will be on the inside cover of passports marking the 250th anniversary of the United States.

"As the United States celebrates America's 250th anniversary in July, the State Department is preparing to release a limited number of specially designed US Passports to commemorate this historic occasion," a statement from the State Department read.

"These passports will feature customised artwork and enhanced imagery while maintaining the same security features that make the US Passport the most secure documents in the world."

The edition with Trump's face will become the default passport issued at the Washington Passport Agency.

People who don't want that specific passport will have to apply for another option online or go to another city to get one.

Donald Trump's face as it will appear on US passports.

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