A new statue of Melania Trump has been unveiled in her native Slovenia, and the online reaction to it has been interesting, to say the least.
As you'll already know, the FLOTUS was born Melanija Knavs in the town of Sevnica. She is arguably the most famous Slovenian on the planet as a result of her marriage to Donald Trump.
Although she's now a naturalised US citizen, the folk of her hometown wanted to pay tribute to her with a statue. And let's just say... well, it puts the likes of the Cristiano Ronaldo bust or the Daenerys Targaryen waxwork in the ha'penny place with its sheer awfulness.
Carved from a tree trunk by local artist Ales Zupevc, it was commissioned by US artist Brad Downey. It depicts the First Lady in the blue dress she wore to her husband's inauguration.
People have a lot to say about it (although strangely, the POTUS has been uncharacteristically quiet...)
The Melania Trump statue unveiled in Slovenia is phenomenal 😂 pic.twitter.com/7WfroyIDUp
— Beverley Dixon 💙 (@celebpa) July 6, 2019
I cannot stop laughing at this weirdass statue. https://t.co/GvZwMJgQFL
— Lizz "Insufferable Wench" Winstead (@lizzwinstead) July 6, 2019
This Melania Trump statue has a familiar face. pic.twitter.com/7kdvjI9BNO
— Ian Caveney (@IanCaveney) July 6, 2019
Critics hail new Melania Trump statue in Slovenia as it joins other such classics. pic.twitter.com/h5eVnNRqJc
— Rizwanul Haq (@DrRizwanulHaq) July 6, 2019
They look like twins !! 😂.
Melania must be so proud of this statue. pic.twitter.com/8BWdC0OEeJ— Brynt (@JohnBrynt) July 6, 2019
The internet IS trying to kill me. I howled. 🤣⚰️👀
Statue of Melania Trump unveiled in Slovenia.
I. CAN'T. pic.twitter.com/GqlveeluK5— Le Gateau Chocolat (@LeGateauChoc) July 6, 2019
Melania Trump statue looks like Michael Scott’s going away gift to Oscar pic.twitter.com/FOjKCDa4nn
— ljos222 (@ljos2221) July 7, 2019
Well, I for one adore the new Melania Statue; it's nearly as wooden as the original. I just thought it needed an extra coat. #melania #TrumpHasKidsInCages pic.twitter.com/dXMxxe0IzG
— [email protected] 🟧 (@SueKelly10) July 6, 2019