US EditionTrump-Epstein statues make return to National Mall
The controversial statue depicting Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein was reinstalled on the National Mall after permit revocations and repair efforts, organizers said.
- The statue depicting President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein was returned to the National Mall last week, standing on 3rd Street just north of the U.S. Capitol, according to local reports.
- Permit records show the installation was authorized through Sept. 28, but U.S. Park Police removed the statue the next morning at about 5:30 a.m., despite the clause allowing permit revocation with 24 hours' notice.
- After retrieving the broken statue on Sept. 25, organizers said they spent half a day repairing Trump's head and fixing damage on the placard beneath the figures.
- After overcoming permitting roadblocks, Secret Handshake said they secured a new permit and reinstalled the piece, alleging the Deputy Director of the National Park Service previously revoked their approved permit.
- Operating under what they call a freedom-of-speech permit, Secret Handshake accuses the Trump administration of blocking the installation amid a government shutdown limiting DOI removals.
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The Trump-Epstein statue is back on the National Mall, days after its abrupt removal
A statue of President Trump skipping hand-in-hand with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has returned to D.C.’s National Mall, over a week after it was abruptly removed in the pre-dawn hours.The bronze-painted statue, originally titled Best Friends Forever but since renamed Why Can’t We Be Friends?, turned heads when it appeared in front of the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 23. Its plaque celebrates “the long-lasting bond between President Donald J…
The statue had already been removed once, but it was returned to the scene when it received a new permit.
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Statue of Trump, Epstein hand-in-hand reappears near US Capitol
A statue depicting Donald Trump holding hands with Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and sex offender, has reappeared in Washington after authorities had removed it last week.
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