Overview

• An anonymous collective calling itself The Secret Handshake claimed responsibility for the 12-foot, faux-bronze piece near the Capitol.
• The work includes three plaques, one celebrating “Friendship Month” and two quoting lines from a birthday note released by the House Oversight Committee.
• Trump denies authoring the note and has pursued litigation over related reporting, while the display renews pressure for greater disclosure of Epstein-related records.
• The White House criticized the piece, saying Trump expelled Epstein from his club and dismissing the installation as a waste of money.
• The National Park Service permit allows the statue, made of foam, wood, resin and wire, to remain on the Mall through Sunday as part of a pattern of recent anti-Trump protest art.