Jack White Blasts Evangelical Dedication of Trump’s Golden Statue as Absurd Worship

Jack White, the outspoken anti-MAGA rocker known for his fierce criticism of Donald Trump, has weighed in on the latest display of Trumpian self-idolatry: a towering 22-foot golden statue of the former president erected at Trump National Doral in Miami. The statue, dubbed “Don Colossus,” depicts Trump pumping his fist in a pose echoing his dramatic 2024 rally comeback after an assassination attempt.

The unveiling ceremony last week was led by evangelical pastor Mark Burns, a close spiritual adviser to Trump, who hailed the event as “history” and insisted the statue symbolized “the miracle of God.” Burns quickly dismissed accusations of idolatry, claiming no one worships Trump as a deity. But White’s Instagram post skewered this defense, highlighting the absurdity of evangelical leaders blessing a gilded effigy of a man who openly courts authoritarianism and cultish loyalty.

“The most frustrating part of modern American life is the attempt to make sense of people who don’t even CARE that they make no sense at all,” White wrote alongside a photo of the statue. He also lambasted Trump’s evangelical supporters for their hypocrisy in cheering on a president who recently posted a blasphemous AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ—a stunt Trump later tried to walk back.

White’s sharp critique taps into a broader pattern of Trump weaponizing religious fervor to shield himself from accountability and stoke a dangerous personality cult. The golden statue and its blessing ceremony are not just bizarre pageantry—they are a vivid symbol of how Trump’s inner circle exploits faith to legitimize his authoritarian ambitions and distort democratic norms.

As Trump continues to blur the lines between political leadership and personal worship, voices like White’s are crucial in calling out the spectacle for what it is: a grotesque display of pay-to-play corruption and cult-like devotion that threatens the foundations of American democracy.