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tblue37

(68,449 posts)
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 07:57 PM Sep 2025

A bronze statue titled "Best Friends Forever" showing Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands

was placed on the National Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol early Tuesday.

A spray-painted bronze statue titled “Best Friends Forever” showing Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands was placed on the National Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol early Tuesday.

Molly Ploofkins (@mollyploofkins.bsky.social) 2025-09-23T22:06:29.475Z
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A bronze statue titled "Best Friends Forever" showing Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands (Original Post) tblue37 Sep 2025 OP
Brilliant Faux pas Sep 2025 #1
George Conway thinks this will someday end up in the Smithsonian. Hahaha. That would be great! tblue37 Sep 2025 #2
We need more guerrilla theater like this Krazy_Kat Sep 2025 #3
This is awesome but I really wonder how do they get away with it. dgauss Sep 2025 #4

tblue37

(68,449 posts)
2. George Conway thinks this will someday end up in the Smithsonian. Hahaha. That would be great!
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:28 PM
Sep 2025

Krazy_Kat

(119 posts)
3. We need more guerrilla theater like this
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:30 PM
Sep 2025

Those Windsor Castle projections the Brits did were fantastic. Let's get busy!

dgauss

(1,580 posts)
4. This is awesome but I really wonder how do they get away with it.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 09:57 PM
Sep 2025

There must be cameras everywhere. As far as I can tell it's real and not some AI generated image. But how can someone install something of that size in that place and remain anonymous? Impressive effort and statement.

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