Pastor leads wild dedication ceremony for Trump’s giant gold statue at his own golf course

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPastor leads wild dedication ceremony for Trump’s giant gold statue at his own golf courseThe president himself called into the ceremony to thank the religious leader and guests in attendanceBrendan Rascius in New York Thursday 07 May 2026 16:33 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":"b2972303","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-gold-statue-golf-course-pastor-b2972303.html","title":"Pastor leads leads wild dedication ceremony for Trump’s giant gold statue "}}CloseTrump says Iran strike ‘would’ve been worth it’ even if oil hit $200Sign 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":"NSC","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"},"isClimate":false}A towering gold statue of Donald Trump was unve...