Just last week, a new “Hollywood Walk of Fame” was created, but not for the more beloved celebrities of Hollywood. This “walk of fame” was for every prominent public figure mentioned in the Epstein files that were dropped in December and January by the Department of Justice (DOJ). According to an article from The Independent, “A ‘Jeffrey Epstein Walk of Shame’ has been set up in Washington, D.C., not far from the White House…” The Independent also talks about the display, “The display consists of stickers – mocked up in the style of the celebrated Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles – which name powerful friends of Epstein and carry QR codes linking to specific entries about them in the files recently released by the Department of Justice.”
Currently, this story is being swept under the rug as a result of the war President Donald Trump has started with Iran. We cannot let Trump’s new war take our eyes off this pressing issue. War should not be the answer to keeping the prying eyes off the names in the files and the public figures who were aware of what Epstein was doing. I’m not the only one who thinks this unnecessary war is part of a distraction tactic to get us to look away from the files–other representatives think the same.
According to The Independent, Republican U.S. House Rep. Thomas Massie posted on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday afternoon: “PSA: Bombing a country on the other side of the globe won’t make the Epstein files go away, any more than the Dow going above 50,000 will.” That same accusation was also made on SNL as part of the opening skit to their show, which garners millions of viewers.
You would think that, as the president of the United States, you would say more on these sorts of allegations. You would think you would really try to prove to the people you are serving that this is something you would never partake in, and that you did not know such things were happening. However, when you are Donald Trump, you simply do not have much to say.
The president currently has not been confirmed to have had any sort of bad relations on Epstein Island, but he has definitely been questioned about it on more than one occasion due to his long friendship with Epstein.
According to The Independent, “He has previously explained that he ended their relationship in 2004 and has since dismissed him as a ‘creep.’” This seems to be the only thing Trump has said to discourage thoughts of him knowing what went on behind closed doors on the island or his involvement. To me, that says a lot about his character and his morals. As the president, he should be doing more than simply calling Epstein a “creep”. We all know that he is a creep; he should be calling it as it is–Epstein is a pedophile and human sex trafficker. Not only that, but he should also be releasing all of the files without redacting the names of people who were a part of what Epstein was doing or knew what he was doing. The victims deserve justice, but they also deserve to keep the privacy of their names.
The Epstein Walk of Shame is one of many ways of public protest, one that continues to bring attention to something that needs to be brought to light. Every public figure needs to be held accountable for their part in what happened on that island, even if that public figure is our president.
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