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Statue of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands mysteriously reappears on National Mall
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2025
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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.
Freedom of speech is a wildly misunderstood concept to a lot of people.
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.
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.
Im surprised Trump doesn’t find and fire this bureaucrat.