FROM NBC NEWS: U.S. Park Police said Wednesday they’ve removed statues from the National Mall that depicted President Donald Trump and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein holding hands and skipping.
The artwork, entitled “Best Friends Forever,” was installed near the Capitol on Tuesday morning and quickly became a tourist attraction.
“In honor of friendship month, we celebrate the long-standing bond between President Donald J. Trump and his closest friend Jeffrey Epstein,” a plaque between the two statues read.
Other plaques under the figures made reference to the text of a racy 50th birthday note that was sent to Epstein using Trump’s name in 2003. Trump has denied sending or being involved with such a card, and filed a $10 billion defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal for reporting on its existence.
The group responsible for the “artwork” is calling itself “The Secret Handshake.” in a statement to the Independent, and said it had a permit for the piece.
Another 12-foot statue of Donald Trump has mysteriously been erected in Washington, D.C. But instead of holding on to an absurdly large bitcoin, Trump’s faux-bronze sculpture is holding hands with Jeffrey Epstein’s. Wow! https://t.co/kMONd0dFWt
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