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The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

New satirical statue depicts Trump and Epstein as doomed lovers from Titanic

a statue depicting two men, one in front with his arms outstretched and the other behind him
Statue depicting Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein in a Titanic-themed pose appeared on the National Mall on Tuesday. Photograph: Mehmet Eser/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets. The appearance of a golden statue depicting Donald Trump and the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein as doomed lovers from the movie Titanic is confronting Washington with a murkier mystery.

The nearly 12ft sculpture, unveiled on Tuesday on the National Mall, is the third piece of guerrilla art satirising Trump’s past relationship with Epstein attributed to The Secret Handshake, a shadowy collective whose members remain anonymous.

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