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President Donald Trump is making it clear that he is sick of talking about Jeffrey Epstein and wants to move on, yet the scandal surrounding the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) files on the billionaire financier and convicted sex offender isn't going away. And some Trump critics, according to HuffPost reporter Brandi Buchman, are using a satirical Trump/Epstein statue to troll the U.S. president.
"A 12-foot statue of President Donald Trump and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands and prancing together was erected on the National Mall early Tuesday, (September 23)," Buchman explains. "Three plaques appear alongside the satirical faux-bronze statues, courtesy of a mysterious group that goes by the name The Secret Handshake. The plaques note the statues are 'in Honor of Friendship Month' in September."
One of the plaques, according to Buchman, reads, "We celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his 'closest friend' Jeffrey Epstein."
The statues, according to Buchman, come from a group calling itself The Secret Handshake.
The group's leader, quoted anonymously, told HuffPost, "No one else publicly that we know of partied with Donald Trump, traveled with Donald Trump and visited at Mar-a-Lago just as a friend, not just as an associate. Since this is Friendship Month, we wanted to celebrate what is presumably, at least publicly, Donald Trump's only true friend."
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The White House slammed a fresh art installation critical of President Donald Trump on the National Mall this week, calling the anonymous creators “liberal activists masquerading as ‘artists.’”
The Washington Post reported that a golden, vintage television set was installed Thursday near Third Street NW, directly facing the U.S. Capitol. It loops a 15-second silent clip of Trump performing his signature slow-motion dance — featuring one scene alongside convicted child predator Jeffrey Epstein — while an ice‑cream truck jingle played nearby.
The TV’s exterior, ivy and decorative eagle are all spray-painted gold. A plaque at its base repeats the White House’s recent comment: “In the United States of America you have the freedom to display your so‑called ‘art,’ no matter how ugly it is.” — The Trump White House, June 2025.
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That quote was originally a response to the “Dictator Approved” statue — an earlier protest installation. It was an eight‑foot gold thumb crushing the Statue of Liberty’s crown, adorned with quotes from authoritarian leaders praising Trump.
According to the National Park Service permit, the new exhibit aims “to demonstrate freedom of speech and artistic expression using political imagery.” It’s set to remain through Sunday evening.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told The Post: “Wow, these liberal activists masquerading as ‘artists,’ are dumber than I thought!”
“I’ve tricked them into taking down their ugly sculpture and replacing it with a beautiful video of the President’s legendary dance moves that will bring joy and inspiration to all tourists traversing our National Mall," she added.
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According to the report, the creators remain unknown, but these latest installations draw on the same aesthetic and materials seen in last fall’s protest art across Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Portland, Oregon.
No individual or organization has stepped forward to claim authorship of any of the pieces. The earlier works — like the tiki torch and desk — were reportedly placed anonymously as a tongue-in-cheek reference to political events.
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