Trump-Epstein Statue Pops Up On National Mall | EUROtoday

President Donald Trump has hung banners of his face throughout Washington, D.C., together with in entrance of the Justice Department and Labor Department. But as of Tuesday, there’s a brand new creative tribute to him within the metropolis.

A 12-foot statue of Trump embracing the convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein has gone up close to the U.S. Capitol, depicting Trump embracing the pedophile from behind in a pose made well-known by the fictional lovers Jack and Rose within the movie “Titanic.”

The statue, erected by a bunch often called The Secret Handshake, additionally contains a placard that states: “The tragic love story between Jack and Rose was built on luxurious travel, raucous parties, and secret nude sketches. This monument honors the bond between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, a friendship seemingly built on luxurious travel, raucous parties, and secret nude sketches.”

The latter is a reference to a racy birthday card for Epstein that seemingly bears Trump’s signature. (The card, with its sketch of what seemed to be a lady’s physique, was the topic of a special set up by The Secret Handshake final yr.) Trump has denied authoring the cardboard.

Flanking the statue are a number of 10-foot banners that includes a photograph of Trump and Epstein. In a nod to the Justice Department’s heavy-handed redactions in its paperwork about Epstein, the banners additionally embrace a picture resembling a federal company brand — besides a part of the company title is redacted.

The Secret Handshake mentioned it’s easy, actually.

“Because 2026 has been a banner year for President Trump. Meaning… he’s added giant banners of his face to federal buildings all across DC. We want to help him on his mission by tossing a few of our own in the mix,” the group mentioned.

Trump has not been in a position to kill the Epstein story and has claimed that the information which have been launched concerning the lifeless financier have absolved him of any wrongdoing.

But main questions nonetheless loom.

This week, the Justice Department launched three FBI interview summaries tied to allegations about Trump and Epstein that have been beforehand withheld from the general public.

The interviews include unsubstantiated allegations from a girl who claims Epstein launched her to Trump within the mid-Nineteen Eighties when she was 13 years previous and that Trump sexually assaulted her.

The White House didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

CORRECTION: This story has been amended to extra precisely describe the emblem used on the banners of Trump and Epstein.