By Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 16:44 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 16:57 GMT, 3 March 2021
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The golden statue of former President Donald Trump that was rolled into last weekend's Conservative Political Action Conference was made in China - not Mexico.
Insurance Loans Mortgage Attorney Credit LawyerPolitico's Playbook reported Wednesday that the $100,000 statue's artist Tommy Zegan left out that the hulking gold giant was manufactured at the Shijiazhuang D & Z Sculpture Co. factory in China.
Zegan is based in Mexico and originally told Politico that he hand-crafted the painted fiberglass statue in Rosarito, Mexico, where he lives as an American expat.
The 200 pound golden Donald Trump statue was actually manufactured in China, not crafted in Mexico as the artist originally said
Artist Tommy Zegan (right) was called out by his business partner Jose Mauricio Mendoza, who said the Donald Trump statue (left) was manufactured in China, despite Zegan being based in Mexico
CPAC attendees take photos around the 200 pound Donald Trump gold statue that the artist originally said was sculpted in Mexico
The Donald Trump statue made headlines at the Conservative Political Action Conference in advance of the real former President Donald Trump's speech in Orlando Sunday
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