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    No Obama Statue in the White House

    by Sydney Schaedel Jun 09, 2017 2 minutes

    Q: Did President Barack Obama commission a life-size bronze statue of himself to leave in the White House?

    A: No. That fake news story was “intended for entertainment purposes only.”

    FULL QUESTION

    Did President Obama have a bronze statue made of himself to leave in the White House?

    FULL ANSWER

    Reports that former President Barack Obama ordered a $200,000 life-size bronze statue of himself to be “permanently installed

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