White House Fumes Over New Trump Sculpture That’s Turning Heads

Another anti-Trump sculpture has appeared on the National Mall.


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There’s now yet another anti-Trump sculpture that has appeared on the National Mall, potentially angering the White House.

According to The Daily Beast, the sculpture is a “gold TV” that shows Trump dancing with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with whom Trump was friends years ago.

While created by artists who have remained anonymous, the Trump/Epstein sculpture is in the spot where the “Dictator Approved” sculpture was placed earlier this month. The sculpture is permitted to remain there through Sunday.

In the video on the TV, per The Washington Post, ‘Trump is dancing next to multimillionaire and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged with sex trafficking minors in 2019 and killed himself while awaiting trial. A bouncy jingle from an ice cream truck parked nearby provided an unintentional soundtrack.”

A plaque at the bottom of the statue states, “‘In the United States of America you have the freedom to display your so-called “art,” no matter how ugly it is.’ — The Trump White House, June 2025,” which was the exact quote that the White House gave in response to the previous sculpture, which included quotes about Trump from various dictators.
The purpose, accoridng to the permit submitted to the National Park Service, is “to demonstrate freedom of speech and artistic expression using political imagery.”

The White House sent another statement, in response to the new sculpture.

“Wow, these liberal activists masquerading as ‘artists,’ are dumber than I thought!” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told the newspaper. “I’ve tricked them into taking down their ugly sculpture and replacing it with a beautiful video of the President’s legendary dance moves that will bring joy and inspiration to all tourists traversing our National Mall. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

Trump’s fans, especially of the online variety, have spent the last several years demanding more information about Jeffrey Epstein, who died in federal custody in 2019, in what was ruled a suicide. Attorney General Pam Bondi has vowed to release the “Epstein files,” but the Trump Administration has so far not come up with much related to Epstein that was not already public information.

Photo courtesy of the Political Tribune media library. 



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