{"id":122296,"date":"2026-05-20T02:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/122296\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T02:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:15:14","slug":"group-behind-viral-trump-epstein-monument-targets-administrations-iran-policy-in-florida-pop-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/122296\/","title":{"rendered":"Group behind viral Trump-Epstein monument targets administration\u2019s Iran policy in Florida pop-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An anonymous art collective behind a controversial statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein <\/a>has opened a new exhibition mocking the administration’s foreign policy <\/a>just miles from Mar-a-Lago.<\/p>\n

The group, known as The Secret Handshake, has launched a weeklong pop-up exhibition at Mtn Space<\/a>, a gallery in Lake Worth Beach. Running through Friday, May 22, the interactive display features a functional, retro-style arcade cabinet that parodies the Trump administration\u2019s communications surrounding the conflict with Iran.<\/a><\/p>\n

The piece, titled \u201cOperation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell,\u201d was originally unveiled as a three-cabinet installation at the D.C. War Memorial<\/a> in Washington.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Trump\u2019s America, war isn\u2019t just patriotic, it\u2019s gamified,\u201d The Secret Handshake said in a statement shared with The Independent. \u201cThe administration is using footage from video games<\/a> like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto in official military videos promoting the conflict with Iran. The only problem is those games aren\u2019t actually about the Iran War and what it\u2019s really accomplishing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visually modeled after classic role-playing games, the interactive simulation places players in control of a pixelated version of Trump. The objective involves navigating a digital White House, collecting oil barrels and generating ideas for Truth Social posts in an effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

\"\u2018Operation\u2018Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell\u2019 includes several characters from the administration, including President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and FBI Director Kash Patel (The Secret Handshake)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe game features furious tweet battles against Iranian schoolgirls, low-flow shower heads, and other threats to American freedom like DEI and The Pope, and an opportunity to collect several Trump style peace trophies,\u201d The Secret Handshake said. \u201cJust to save you time, the only way you can lose by trying to hold Melania\u2019s hand. But it\u2019s The Middle East, so you also can\u2019t win either.\u201d <\/p>\n

An accompanying exhibition plaque outlines the premise of the game for visitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Trump administration knows that the best way to sell combat is by making it a video game, that\u2019s why they\u2019ve been pumping out the \u2018sickest\u2019 Iran War video game hype reels,\u201d the plaque reads. <\/p>\n

The game includes appearances from prominent administration figures, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, FBI Director Kash Patel and Elon Musk. Players engage in combat with stylized adversaries, using caricature moves such as a \u201cMar-a-Lazer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe organization The Secret Handshake originally unveiled three arcade cabinets loaded with \u2018Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell\u2019 at the War Memorial in Washington, D.C. (The Secret Handshake)\"PlayersPlayers navigate a digital White House as the president, engaging in satirical battles against figures ranging from Iranian schoolgirls to the pope while trying to reopen the Strait of Hormuz (Getty)<\/p>\n

The artists designed the game to be mathematically impossible to win, aiming to critique the cyclical nature of modern military engagements. Players can trigger an immediate \u201cgame over\u201d sequence early in the simulation. <\/p>\n

In an opening scene seemingly referencing first lady Melania Trump\u2019s recent press conference <\/a>regarding Jeffrey Epstein, the digital character representing the first lady asks the player if they have \u201cburned the files\u201d, as reported by WIRED<\/a>. If the player attempts to hold her hand instead, the game abruptly ends.<\/p>\n

The Secret Handshake has described itself as a small group of citizens using humor to prompt broader political discourse. The collective has previously claimed responsibility for several public art installations<\/a>, including an eight-foot sculpture titled \u201cDictator Approved\u201d and a golden monument depicting Trump and Epstein in a pose mirroring the film Titanic. <\/p>\n

The exhibition is open daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The White House has not issued a formal response regarding the art installation or the digital version of the game, which organizers claim has been accessed online more than 250,000 times. <\/p>\n

The Independent has contacted the White House for comment. <\/p>\n