Published 13:17 IST, July 9th 2020
Melania Trump's sculpture removed in her hometown after it was set on fire
Melania Trump's wooden statue that was installed in her hometown in Slovenia was reportedly set on fire on the United States independence day on July 4.
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US First Ly Melania Trump's wooden statue that was installed in her hometown in Slovenia was reportedly set on fire on United States Independence day on July 4. quirky statue me by an American artist Br Downey has now been removed, video of which was shared by him on his Instagram handle. As per reports, local police have launched an investigation into matter to find out who targeted statue. statue was erected a year ago depicting Melania Trump in a blue dress that she wore in her husband's inauguration ceremony in 2016.
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statue that was installed in Sevnica, Slovenia and was publicised as first public statue of Melania, reportedly received a lot of backlash from locals who branded it a 'disgrace' complaining that it looked nothing like First Ly. destruction of Melania Trump's statue came in backdrop of historical monuments being destroyed in United States and rest of world of people who are deemed racist as per modern standards. Many statues of confederate leers were eir vandalised or defaced in past few weeks following protests that were sparked over brutal killing of a black man George Floyd by a white police officer.
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From model to first ly
Melania, who was born in 1970 in Slovenia, which was n Yugoslavia, migrated to United States in 90s to pursue American dream. She worked as a model before meeting a n real estate mogul Donald Trump, who is now president of United States. duo began dating and in 2005 y married following which she gave birth to ir son Barron William Trump in 2006. couple has been living in White House since January 2016 and ir furr stay will be determined by upcoming presidential election in November.
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13:17 IST, July 9th 2020