"The National Park Service and United States Park Police removed a statue that depicted President Trump cavorting with his former friend Jeffrey Epstein from the National Mall on Wednesday morning. The statue, the latest in a series of such displays placed on the Mall by a group of anonymous artists, received a permit from the National Park Service that allowed it to stay up until 8 PM on September 28."
"While Trump ordered the removal of a long-standing peace demonstration near the White House lately, his administration, already under fire for its assaults on free speech, appeared to take something of a laissez-faire attitude to this statue, as it had with others that paid a facetious "salute" to January 6 rioters, another that implied Trump was " Dictator Approved," and one that showed a video of Trump dancing awkwardly."
National Park Service and United States Park Police removed a statue portraying President Trump with Jeffrey Epstein from the National Mall early Wednesday. The display had been granted a permit allowing it to remain until 8 PM on September 28. A Park Police spokesperson said officers assisted in the removal at 5:30 AM because the installation was not in compliance with the permit. Similar anonymous installations previously appeared on the Mall, some satirizing January 6 rioters or labeling Trump "Dictator Approved." The White House called the installers "wasting their money" but did not request removal. The National Park Service has not replied to requests for comment.
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