Overview
- The sculpture depicting Trump and Epstein holding hands is now outside Busboys and Poets at 2021 14th Street NW after an earlier National Mall removal over permit-size rules.
- The anonymous artist collective renamed the 12-foot bronze Best Friends Forever following prior titles The Secret Handshake and Why Can't We Be Friends?.
- Its return coincides with a newly released tranche from the House Oversight Committee that includes Epstein emails saying Trump had "spent hours at my house" and "knew about the girls."
- Trump denies writing the birthday-style message echoed on one of the statue's plaques and denies knowledge of Epstein's activities.
- House Republicans promoted other Epstein-related messages that do not mention Trump and accuse Democrats of selectively highlighting emails about the President.