A statue of Melania Trump has been removed from near her hometown in Slovenia after being badly burned by vandals, the artist who commissioned the sculpture told CNN Thursday.
Downey said he received a call from the local police department asking him what to do with the statue, which was made in July 2019 as part of an ongoing project that includes a short documentary film.
Downey has filed a police report but said he is only interested in finding the attackers, not pressing charges against them. He said it was a "contradiction" that the U.S. President, who has made halting immigration a cornerstone of his presidency, is married to an immigrant whose first language is not English.
Although media reports said the statue had divided public opinion, locals like the project and have looked after the statue and the surrounding area, said Downey.Downey told CNN he is working on an artistic response to the attack, as well as a video on the media's response to the statue.
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