{"id":82832,"date":"2025-09-25T19:44:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T23:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/controversial-sculpture-of-trump-and-epstein-holding-hands-in-washington-removed\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T19:51:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T23:51:40","slug":"controversial-sculpture-of-trump-and-epstein-holding-hands-in-washington-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/controversial-sculpture-of-trump-and-epstein-holding-hands-in-washington-removed\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversial sculpture of Trump and Epstein holding hands in Washington removed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities removed the satirical sculpture installed days earlier in front of the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitthecapitol.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitol<\/a> in Washington, in which the president, Donald Trump, and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein shake hands smiling.<\/p>\n<p>The work was installed on the National Mall of the U.S. capital last Tuesday by the group &#8216;The Secret Handshake&#8217;, who had already made other similar actions in previous months.<\/p>\n<h2>Best Friends Forever<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82815\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82815\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82815\" src=\"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/escultura-ok-2.jpg\" alt=\"Trump Epstein\" width=\"1200\" height=\"811\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Screenshot of the X News Account of Noticias SIN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The statue was removed because it did not comply with the issued permit,&#8221; Interior Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Peace told CNN.<\/p>\n<p>The sculpture, made of foam and resin painted to simulate bronze, includes plaques with ironic inscriptions alluding to the friendship between Trump and Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>One of them celebrates &#8220;the lasting bond&#8221; between the two, which generated immediate controversy on social networks and among visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Both appear holding hands, smiling and with one leg raised. It is titled &#8216;Best Friends Forever&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h2>Sculpture labeled as provocative<\/h2>\n<p>As Patrick, a member of the organizing group, explained to CNN, the National Park Service, which reports to the Trump Administration had granted them permission until next Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The White House called the set-up a &#8220;political provocation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He recalled that Trump &#8220;kicked Epstein out of his club years ago for being a &#8216;weirdo,'&#8221; denying any close relationship with the financier.<\/p>\n<h2>Epstein and his controversial ties to power<\/h2>\n<p>Trump has insisted that he distanced himself from Epstein long before the court cases involving him came to light.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged with sexual exploitation of minors and human trafficking, was arrested in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>He died in federal prison under circumstances that sparked controversy.<\/p>\n<p>His ties to powerful figures, including Trump, Bill Clinton and Britain&#8217;s Prince Andrew, have been the subject of intense public and political scrutiny in the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>With information from EFE<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qu\u00e9Onnda.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities removed the satirical sculpture installed days earlier in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in which the president, Donald Trump, and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein shake hands smiling. 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