A gaudy gold sculpture showing Donald Trump dancing alongside pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein has popped up in front of the US Capitol.

The anonymous artwork features a television spray-painted gold topped by a bald eagle with its wings spread.

The TV sits above a plaque bearing a quote attributed to the Trump White House: 'In the United States of America you have the freedom to display your so-called "art," no matter how ugly it is.'

Trump's 'dad dancing' has been parodied everywhere from TikTok to NFL touchdown celebrations, but not usually alongside his sex offender former friend.

A National Parks Service permit application stated that the piece's purpose was 'to demonstrate freedom of speech and artistic expression using political imagery.'