As President Donald Trump was preparing to speak to the United Nations in New York City on Tuesday, Sept. 23, a statue of the Republican leader mysteriously appeared on the National Mall back in Washington, DC.

Unlike the gilded installation of the president unveiled last week that praised his support of cryptocurrency, this most recent statue is not of the flattering sort. The 12-foot piece depicts the president holding hands with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein , each looking at the other and smiling. They are both shown balancing on one leg, in the middle of what the piece's creators describe as a prance.

In one of three plaques affixed to the work's base, which is painted to look like marble, an inscription reads: "We celebrate the long-lasting

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