The bronze statue of Melania Trump, built in her hometown of Sevnia in Slovenia, was settled and removed, provoking a police investigation. The authorities are working on the identification and detention of those who are for the disappearance of a work of art, reported the New York Times.
The statue, which brought a small similarity to the former first lady of the US, was unveiled in 2020 during the first presidential period Donald Trump. He replaced the former wooden statue that was lit and destroyed. The bronze version created by the American concept artist Brad Downey stood in the same place.
Original wooden statue also targeted
The original statue, carved from the Linden tree, was depicted by Melania Trump in a pale blue dress reminiscent of clothes she had on the inauguration of Donald Trump in 2017.
The police launch of an investigation
Alice Drenik Rangus, a spokesman for the Slovenian police, confirmed that the investigation was started after the officials were informed about theft on Tuesday. “The police are working on watching those who have stolen the statue,” she said.
News in the Slovenian media state that the statue was interrupted by ankles before removal. Theft pointed to both local and international.
Mixed reactions of the locals
The local sentiment to the statue remained lukewarm. “I think no one was really proud of this statue, nor the first lady of the US,” said Franja Kranjc, who works in a local bakery that sells cakes named after Melania Trump. “So I think it’s okay that it’s removed.”
Other locals, Igor Pavkovic, shared his ambivalence. “Melania is rarely seen in the center of attention or anywhere else, and when doing something, it’s so bizarre, so I don’t want to think much about it,” The New York Times said, recalling he laughed for the first time to see a statue.
The artist responds to theft
The artist Brad Downey expressed disappointing the removal of the statue. When he talked to the New York Post, he said he was “a little sad” of the incident, and speculated that “he had something to do with the new elections (Donald Trump), but who knows, right?”
Melania Trump was born in Slovenia on April 26, 1970 and moved to the United States in 1996. In 2006, she became a US citizen in 2006 after Donald Trump was married. The couple shares a son, Barron Trump.
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