There’s a new statue on the east end of the National Mall for Washington DC people to enjoy. The bronze statue shows two men frolicking, grinning wide and holding hands and it depicts none other than US President Donald Trump and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“We celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his ‘closest friend,’ Jeffrey Epstein,” a plaque at the bottom of the spray-painted bronze installation reads.
The spray-painted bronze statue titled 'Best Friends Forever' was placed on the National Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol early Tuesday morning. The work is the latest in a series of politically charged sculptures critical of the president that have been placed in Washington and elsewhere by an anonymous group, according to report by The Washington Post.
According to The Guardian, past sculptures on the National Mall that paid side-eyed tribute to Trump include a bronze pile of poop perched on a congressional desk to “honor” January 6th protestors, and a statue titled “Dictator Approved,” featuring a golden thumbs up crushing the Statue of Liberty’s crown and the base featuring approving quotes of Trump from Vladimir Putin, Jair Bolsonaro, Kim Jong-un and Viktor Orbán.
The relationship between the president and Epstein, a convicted sex offender who died in jail in 2019, has come into sharper focus this year as both supporters and critics of the administration have called for the full release of files related to Epstein.
While the president has worked to quash interest into the two’s former friendship, the issue continues to surface again and again.
Recently, an alleged letter from Trump to Epstein in the latter’s 50th birthday book also surfaced that included a drawing of a nude woman’s torso asserting that the two had “certain things in common” and that “enigmas never age”.
Lines from the alleged birthday letter are printed verbatim on the statue’s plaques – one beneath Trump’s feet, one beneath Epstein’s and another on the third honoring “Friendship Month,” that features two outstretched hands forming a heart, The Guardian reported.
Responding to the installation, Trump offered a scathing reply. “Liberals are free to waste their money however they see fit – but it’s not news that Epstein knew Donald Trump, because Donald Trump kicked Epstein out of his club for being a creep,” a statement from the White House read.
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