A bronze statue depicting President Donald Trump holding hands with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein reappeared on the National Mall this week, reigniting debate over the boundaries of public protest and the politics of memory.

The artwork, titled “Best Friends Forever,” was originally installed last month by an anonymous collective calling itself the Secret Handshake. It was swiftly removed by the National Park Service for lacking the right permit, though the group argues that political expression in public spaces is protected speech. The sculpture resurfaced Thursday night, this time bolted to a concrete base near the site of its earlier removal and renamed “Why Can’t We Be Friends?”

Photos show the statue bearing scratches and dents from its prior confiscation. The group released a

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