Trump-Epstein ‘Best Friends Forever’ Statue Reappears In DC After Bombshell Emails
Anonymous activists have reinstalled a satirical statue in D.C. depicting Trump and Epstein, following the release of emails suggesting Trump's awareness of Epstein's crimes. The statue, damaged by the Trump administration previously, is part of a series of anti-Trump installations by The Secret Handshake group. The timing coincides with Democrats' release of incriminating emails, highlighting Trump's alleged connection to Epstein's activities.
WASHINGTON — A 12-foot-tall, fake bronze statue of President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands and skipping has magically reappeared in D.C., a day after House Democrats released bombshell emails that suggest Trump knew about his late friend’s child sex-trafficking ring.
The massive “Best Friends Forever” statue, which looks like a real national monument, popped up early Thursday outside a Busboys and Poets art cafe near downtown D.C. It depicts Trump and the world’s most famous pedophile kicking their feet into the air and grinning at each other, with a plaque below them titled “In Honor Of Friendship Month.”
“We celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his ‘closest friend,’ Jeffrey Epstein,” reads the plaque, which features a giant image of hands forming a heart shape. “Voice Over: There Must Be More To Life Than Having Everything.”
The first line is a reference to what Epstein apparently said about his tight relationship with Trump; the second is referencing a cryptic birthday note Trump allegedly once wrote to Epstein.
Each statue has its own official plaque, too, and its own creepy message from the same birthday note.
An anonymous band of activists known as The Secret Handshake is behind the stunt. Their installation is intentionally timed with Democrats’ release of damning emails showing Epstein saying in one that Trump “knew about the girls.”
“Much like Trump’s name in an Epstein e-mail dump, we have popped our head out to say a quick, unannounced hello,” an activist with the group told HuffPost in an email.
These activists have been installing satirical, anti-Trump statues around the city for the past year, ranging from a giant turd monument to mini-poop statues to this same “best friends” statue, which they previously put up on the National Mall in September. The Trump administration promptly damaged it in the dead of night, saying, even though the group had a permit for it, the statue was too big. In fact, the National Park Service made the mistake in not accounting for the base in its size on the permit.
A week later, the activists put it back up. The statue on display Thursday reflects how it was previously damaged by the Trump administration.
“We chose to leave all the ‘scars’ from when it was originally partially destroyed,” said The Secret Handshake activist.
A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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