The Brief A 12-foot statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands has been placed on the National Mall. A new statue depicting former President Donald Trump and the late financier Jeffrey Epstein holding hands and skipping has appeared on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. A man photographs a statue depicting former President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)The White House denounced the display, with a spokesperson telling The Independent: "Liberals are free to waste their money however they see fit – but it’s not news that Epstein knew Donald Trump, because Donald Trump kicked Epstein out of his club for being a creep." Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein explainedThe backstory:Trump and Epstein were frequently photographed together at social gatherings in the 1990s and early 2000s.