A statue of President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands has been removed from the National Mall a day after it was placed there. The statue had a permit from the National Park Service to remain at its location in front of the Capitol until 8 p.m. Sunday.

A U.S. Park Police spokesperson told Washingtonian Magazine that the force assisted the National Park Service in removing the statue Wednesday at 5:30 a.m., “due to it not being in compliance with the permit.”

The U.S. Park Police did not immediately reply to The Washington Post’s requests for additional comment on the statue removal. The National Park Service and the White House also did not respond to emails seeking comment on its removal.

The 12-foot-tall statue, spray-painted bronze and titled “Best Friends Forever,” de

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