· dozens of people gathered on the national mall near the u. s. Capitol on tuesday with their phones out, snapping photos of a surprise statue that had passersby doing double takes. · in september, an anonymous group called the secret handshake unveiled a 12-foot piece of trump and epstein holding hands in a prancing position, with a tongue-in-cheek reference to friendship. A massive statue depicting donald trump and late sex offender jeffrey epstein holding hands has appeared on the national mall as the months-long epstein files saga continues to haunt the. · a curious bronze statue titled “best friends forever” has appeared on the east end of the national mall in washington, dc, reigniting conversations around president donald trump ’s past links with jeffrey epstein , the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender. The secret handshake, the anonymous group behind the statue , made clear in a statement that they set up the protest piece because a house panel released thousands of emails this week on convicted sex offender epstein , some of which referred to trump. An anonymous group of artists called the secret handshake has claimed responsibility for the. · why it matters: · on thursday, it was restored, with the two men once again clasping hands in the shadow of the capitol. Created by an anonymous art group aliased the secret handshake, the sculpture was created in protest of the relationship of trump and epstein and the closely associated sexual misconduct allegations against trump.
