{"id":2412699,"date":"2026-05-12T04:12:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2412699"},"modified":"2026-05-12T04:12:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:12:33","slug":"rock-star-jack-white-points-out-the-absurdity-at-the-heart-of-that-new-golden-trump-statue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rock-star-jack-white-points-out-the-absurdity-at-the-heart-of-that-new-golden-trump-statue\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Star Jack White Points Out The Absurdity At The Heart Of That New Golden Trump Statue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rock star Jack White tore into the golden statue of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> that was unveiled at the president\u2019s Trump National Doral golf course in Miami last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>On Sunday, the White Stripes frontman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYHzFRNDvSL\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"shared an image on Instagram\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a019e91e4b06e786e3f3fb7\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYHzFRNDvSL\/\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\">shared an image on Instagram<\/a> of the 22-foot statue, which depicts the moment after the assassination attempt on Trump at a 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The image noted how MAGA Evangelical leaders gathered \u201cto Bless and Dedicate a Gold Statue to Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>White added his own blistering response: \u201cThe most frustrating part of modern American life is the attempt to make sense of people who don\u2019t even CARE that they make no sense at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Evangelical pastor Mark Burns led a dedication ceremony for the statue on Wednesday, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@pastormarkburns\/post\/DYBeFpCk6tP\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"writing on Threads\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a019e91e4b06e786e3f3fb7\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@pastormarkburns\/post\/DYBeFpCk6tP\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\">writing on Threads<\/a> that he was \u201cdeeply honored\u201d to do so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The statue also drew sharp reactions elsewhere online, with critics arguing America was in the grip of a \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Noahpinion\/status\/2052865813481463925\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"cult\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a019e91e4b06e786e3f3fb7\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Noahpinion\/status\/2052865813481463925\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\">cult<\/a>\u201d and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>White has long <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/white-house-melts-down-jack-white_n_68a58c69e4b0a58e15423bea\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"been a fierce critic of Trump\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a019e91e4b06e786e3f3fb7\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"68a58c69e4b0a58e15423bea\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\">been a fierce critic of Trump<\/a>, previously dubbing him \u201cthe worst American of all time\u201d and rebuking the use of his music group\u2019s \u201cSeven Nation Army\u201d in a pro-Trump video.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rock star Jack White tore into the golden statue of Donald Trump that 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