Trump-Epstein friendship on full display in Washington DC : 'Best friends forever'

A statue of US President Donald Trump holding disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's hand and titled "Best Friends Forever" appeared in the National Mall in Washington on Tuesday morning. The statue is created by an anonymous group that goes by “The Secret Handshake,” a spokesperson confirmed to the Daily Beast, and it will remain on display until

The figures were erected directly across from the Capitol on 3rd Street, between Madison and Jefferson avenues. Several plaques surrounded the statue, commemorating the president’s decades-long friendship with the late sex offender, the report said.

Trump-Epstein statue in DC

The statue, constructed from foam, resin, wood, and wire, shows Trump and Epstein holding hands with one leg lifted in the air, smiling at each other. A plaque at the base reads: "In honor of Friendship Month, we celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his 'closest friend' Jeffrey Epstein."

Others feature Trump’s own words from a 2003 birthday card to Epstein, who died via suicide in a Manhattan lock-up in 2019. Trump has denied writing the birthday message. The plaques read as follows:

“Voice Over: There must be more to life than having everything,” it begins.

Donald: Yes, there is, but I won’t tell you what it is.

Jeffrey: Nor will I, since I also know what it is.

Donald: We have certain things in common, Jeffrey. Jeffrey: Yes, we do, come to think of it.

Donald: Enigmas never age, have you noticed that?

Jeffrey: As a matter of fact, it was clear to me the last time I saw you.

Trump: A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday—and may every day be another wonderful secret.

The spray-painted 12-foot statue of Jeffrey Epstein and Trump is the latest of several protest installations against the president to emerge in the nation's capital.

Who created Trump-Epstein statue?

The Secret Handshake Project group claims it created the statue, and an anonymous representative told Art News they "like the idea that September is unofficially called Friendship Month."

Trump has had "quite a few friends throughout his life" and "one of his friends" was Epstein, "so we wanted to celebrate that with a statue of what that friendship might feel like," he told Axios. The group also claims it was behind other anti-Trump statues in D.C., including one titled "Dictator Approved" that was displayed in June, per USA Today.

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson wrote off the statue as superfluous. “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," Jackson began.

“Democrats, the media, and the organization that’s wasting their money on this statue knew about Epstein and his victims for years and did nothing to help them while President Trump was calling for transparency, and is now delivering on it with thousands of pages of documents.”