The bronze version replaced the original wooden version set on fire in 2020. Hopefully, the new version will be melted down and used for something useful instead.
Source: Associated Press
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Police in Slovenia are investigating the disappearance of a bronze statue of U.S. first lady Melania Trump that was sawed off and carried away from her hometown.
The life-size sculpture was unveiled in 2020 during President Donald Trump’s first term in office near Sevnica in central Slovenia, where Melanija Knavs was born in 1970. It replaced a wooden statue that had been set on fire earlier that year.
Police spokeswoman Alenka Drenik Rangus said Friday that the police were informed about the theft of the statue on Tuesday. She said police were working to track down those responsible.
According to Slovenian media reports, the bronze replica was sawed off at the ankles and removed.
The original wooden statue was torched in July 2020. The rustic figure was cut from the trunk of a linden tree, showing her in a pale blue dress like the one she wore at Trump’s presidential inauguration in 2017. The replica bronze statue has no obvious resemblance with the first lady.
Some fair points made here.
The bronze statue of Melania in Slovenia has been stolen, after the previous wooden version was set on fire. This version has reportedly replaced Melania at several White House state dinners and was only detected because it was chattier pic.twitter.com/ggAAUdNB2C
— Paul Rudnick (@PaulRudnickNY) May 15, 2025
Comedian Brent Terhune in 2020 after the bronze version was unveiled.
An unhappy Melania fan.
