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Congressional Candidate Gifts $250,000 Bronze Statue to President Trump
A Republican candidate for a New York congressional seat gave President Trump a $250,000 bronze statue depicting the moment after the 2024 assassination attempt. The candidate won the Republican primary last month and faces a Democrat in November.
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A Republican candidate for New York's 21st congressional district gave President Trump a $250,000 bronze statue depicting the moment after the 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. The district leans Republican, and the winner will face Democrat Blake Gendebien in November.
The statue, titled "The Defiance Moment," shows President Trump with a raised fist. It does not exactly reproduce the moment after the shooting. The candidate paid for the statue to commemorate the event and said it was an important moment in American history.
The candidate traveled to Florida in April 2025 to oversee installation at Trump National Golf Club in West Palm Beach. A second trip allowed adjustments to the statue's appearance.
Background The candidate, who is chief executive of Sticker Mule, placed a 100-foot "Vote for Trump" sign on the company's factory during the 2024 campaign. The candidate also purchased a full-size copy of the statue for approximately $300,000, with plans to unveil it in Amsterdam, New York.
President Trump disclosed the statue on a financial disclosure form that also reported more than $2 billion in income, including $1 billion from cryptocurrency ventures launched in September 2024.
