An EU disgrace.

 

I expect everyone has seen this 'statue' by Danish artist Jens Galschiot.

Entitled 'The Orange Plague' is it 8ft 5ins tall, and has been sitting inside the European Parliament Building in Strasbourg, France.

Whatever one thinks of Donald Trump (I, myself, am no big fan), I don't think it is seemly for a foreign Parliament to exhibit such an insulting image of a leader of one of the world's greatest powers (of whatever party he/she belongs), and one of Europe's greatest allies. 

In fact I would say that its exhibition is a total disgrace, and if they think it'll improve relations with the USA, then they are very wrong. Such 'statements' are more suited to satirical magazines, or TV Comedy shows; not National Parliaments.

I wonder what Ursula Von der Leyen would think if a fat, naked, gold-leafed statue of HER was exhibited in The House of Representatives in Washington; or in the UK's parliament in London?

This is 'gutter politics', and has no place in a European (or any) Parliament. I believe the statue was in situ until Oct 8th, so has now probably gone. Where to, I have no idea.

Would the EU have exhibited an insulting image of either Vlad Putin, or Xi Jinping? I very much doubt it!