Giant naked gold Donald Trump statue unveiled at European Parliament

A gold statue of a naked Donald Trump atop the shoulders of another man has been unveiled in Strasbourg.

The statue, which stands at more than eight-feet tall, is titled The Orange Plague or The King of Injustice and is the work of Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt.

Finished in 23-carat gold leaf, the statue has been put on display at the European Parliament in the French city of Strasbourg.

The naked figure is holding an extra-long golf club in one hand and a small set of scales in the other, while a ball, designed to look like the world, lies on the ground in front of him.

Meanwhile, the poor bloke tasked with carrying Trump on his shoulders looks tired and worn out.

A card next to the piece, which is signed The King of Injustice, reads: “I am sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under my burden. I would do anything to help him. Except stepping down from his back.”

'The Orange Plague' was created by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot (Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Galschiøt said he created the satirical piece, which was inspired by the old tale of The Emperor’s New Clothes, as a criticism of Trump’s climate policies.

"The sculpture is a satirical out-cry against Trump and the US assault on the green transition and the rule-based world order," he said.

He said the artwork was not aimed at the parliament itself.

"It is about the attempts by the great powers to dominate, control and reshape the world according to their own interests. Trump is an extreme and very visible symbol of this development," he said.

"I have made him naked and covered him in gold because sometimes satire can say things that political language cannot."

The website for the piece states: “The sculpture is inspired by H. C. Andersen’s tale The Emperor’s New Clothes, in which a vain ruler parades naked, believing him-self dressed in the finest garments. The illusion — sustained by fear and flattery — endures until a child cries out, ‘He’s not wearing any clothes’ – and the emperor becomes a figure of ridicule.”

The piece was created as a criticism of Donald Trump's climate policies (MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Visitors to the statue can also get their hands on their own mini version of the piece, known as ‘protest tokens’, which will be given away for free across the three-day exhibition.

Or if you have access to a 3D printer, you can make your own with the free files available on Galschiøt’s website.

As yet, it’s not known if Trump is aware of The Orange Plague and he hasn’t commented on its existence - but we can probably assume he won’t love it.

However, Per Clausen, the left-wing Danish MEP who invited the artist to display the sculpture, told Deutsche Welle he isn’t worried about any potential backlash from the POTUS.

He said: “If someone is so thin-skinned that they cannot tolerate this sculpture being exhibited in the European Parliament, then they have no place on the world stage.”

Galschiøt said he is ‘very excited’ to see how the exhibition is received by the ‘decision makers of Europe’ during its time on display.