New Delhi, March 11 -- A Titanic-style satirical statue of US President Donald Trump with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was placed on the National Mall near the US Capitol on Tuesday, local time. In 2017, Epstein told author Michael Wolff that Trump was his "closest friend" - two years before he died in jail, in what was officially ruled a suicide.

The life-sized sculpture, titled King of the World, depicts the alleged "best friends" standing together in the iconic pose from the 1997 blockbuster Titanic, at the prow of the doomed ship.

The plaque at the base of the installation reads: "The tragic love story between Jack and Rose was built on luxurious travel, raucous parties and secret nude sketches. This monument hono...