Statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mysteriously reappears on National Mall
www.independent.co.uk
The 12-foot-tall statue is titled ‘Best Friends Forever’
  • just2look@lemmy.zipEnglish
    981·
    1 day ago

    I really hate clickbaity headlines. It didn’t mysteriously reappear.

    The group that installed it the first time had the statue returned to them after it was removed. They restored it since it was damaged during removal. They then put in another application to have it displayed on the mall, and after that was approved they installed it the same as last time.

    All of this is in the article, and calling it mysterious is just misleading and stupid.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
      312·
      1 day ago

      and after that was approved

      This is where I lose the plot. Someone in charge saw the request to put up a statue of epstein, and said “Well this seems like a plan I can trust!”

      Wat???

      • just2look@lemmy.zipEnglish
        34·
        1 day ago

        Protest art on the national mall isn’t a new thing. So I’m not sure why it surprising that a bureaucrat did their job when presented with a legal request?

        It’s possible the president will be a giant man baby and order it removed again, but that doesn’t really have anything to do with the request and approval process.

        • Regrettable_incident@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          1 day ago

          Yeah, they probably have a list of rules like ‘Is it obscene?’, ‘Is it hazardous?’ etc and stuff that doesn’t tick any boxes gets the okay.

        • AItoothbrush@lemmy.zipEnglish
          31·
          24 hours ago

          Okay but as a non-american this is a reasonable response. Trumps shitstorm is seeping into every little crack in the government and youre telling me they approved an epstien and trump statue? Kinda wild if you ask me.

      • plz1@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        1st amendment. It’s not in good taste (or is absolutely so, depending on your POV), but it’s not inherently inappropriate for public view. I’m more surprised it was allowed back, though, since this admin would absolutely fire the entire team that approved the permit the first time.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    13·
    1 day ago

    lol, keep streisanding the shit out of trump and his bff, epstein.

    The statue, titled “Best Friends Forever,” first appeared on September 23 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., accompanied by a plaque that read: “We celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his ‘closest friend,’ Jeffrey Epstein.”

    The statue was returned to the anonymous artists last Thursday and has since been restored, The Washington Post reports. It’s now back on the National Mall after D.C.-based location manager Carol Flaisher applied for another permit on behalf of the artists, according to The Washington Post. That new permit from the National Park Service reportedly went into effect at noon on Thursday.