Overview

• The repaired installation was set back up for a limited run on 3rd Street just north of the U.S. Capitol, according to Secret Handshake.
• Emails shared by the group show the National Park Service saying a First Amendment demonstration permit was granted and typically continues, while noting it was awaiting further guidance.
• The Park Service had removed the 12‑foot piece on Sept. 24 for a stated height discrepancy and later rejected a subsequent permit request.
• Secret Handshake contends a deputy Park Service director overrode an approved permit and that the statue was damaged during the original removal.
• The work depicts Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands beside a plaque referencing a birthday note reported by the Wall Street Journal, which Trump denies and is challenging in court.