TLDR
- Crypto investors erected a 12-foot golden statue of Trump holding Bitcoin outside the US Capitol on Wednesday
- The statue was placed on the National Mall as part of a Pump.fun livestream stunt and memecoin promotion
- Organizers said it honors Trump’s support for cryptocurrency and was timed with the Fed’s interest rate cut
- The statue was made of foam and displayed from 9 AM to 4 PM on 3rd Street near Capitol Hill
- This marks at least the third Trump statue to appear on the National Mall this year
A group of cryptocurrency investors installed a 12-foot golden statue of President Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin outside the US Capitol on Wednesday. The temporary installation was placed on the National Mall, roughly one mile from the White House.
Tribute to our savior. pic.twitter.com/I03fRJnmDq
— Donald J. Trump Golden Statue (@djtgst) September 17, 2025
The statue appeared on 3rd Street and remained in place from 9 AM to 4 PM. Organizers timed the unveiling to coincide with the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, which saw rates cut by 25 basis points to approximately 4.1%.
Hichem Zaghdoudi, one of the organizers, told local media that the installation was “designed to ignite conversation about the future of government-issued currency.” He described it as “a symbol of the intersection between modern politics and financial innovation.”
The statue was created as part of a Pump.fun livestream stunt by mostly anonymous organizers. During Tuesday’s livestream, one organizer revealed the statue was constructed from “extremely hard foam” to make it manageable to transport and install.
Bringing the heat irl 👀#DJTGST pic.twitter.com/KQ0Cwe1kdp
— Donald J. Trump Golden Statue (@djtgst) September 15, 2025
The group also launched a memecoin on the Pump.fun platform alongside the statue installation. Multiple livestreams were created to promote the token and document the statue’s creation and placement.
Organizers Credit Trump’s Crypto Support
Zaghdoudi told DC News Now that the statue represents appreciation for Trump’s cryptocurrency advocacy. “This is a statement, this is to show everybody that without the president, we could never have had this mass adoption of Bitcoin, of cryptocurrencies, of all these big institutions buying Bitcoin,” he said.
The organizer emphasized that the installation serves as “our thank you, our statement, to the president.” Trump has publicly supported cryptocurrency throughout his presidency and campaign, leading to substantial industry backing.
The statue stands 12 feet tall and was carved by machine before being transported to the National Mall. Posts on the organizers’ social media accounts showed the creation process and multiple people carrying the statue into position.
Third Trump Statue on National Mall This Year
This golden Trump statue marks at least the third Trump-related installation on the National Mall in 2025. Previous statues included protests against the president, making this the first supportive installation.
In June, an eight-foot statue called “Dictator Approved” appeared, featuring a golden hand crushing the Statue of Liberty’s crown. Later that month, another installation showed a gold television displaying controversial footage.
The Federal Reserve announced two additional rate cuts planned for this year, with only one expected in 2026. The timing of the statue installation coincided with this monetary policy announcement that typically benefits risky assets like cryptocurrency.
