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WHAT WE'RE READING - Dance protest at Lincoln Memorial channels Epstein and Trump accusers

Harold Phillips | Published on 4/12/2026
"The dance performed by 12 young women and girls in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday afternoon didn’t last long. Just two minutes or so. But the performance, a protest work aimed at President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, conveyed emotions that for some onlookers continued to resonate after it ended.
"Wearing black blindfolds and light-blue leotards with different passages from the Epstein files printed on each, the dancers fluttered, flexed and weaved across the promenade beneath Lincoln’s gaze. Madonna’s 'Live to Tell,' performed by a children’s choir, played from a speaker.
"A man can tell a thousand lies/I’ve learned my lesson well
"Hope I live to tell the secret I have learned/’til then it will burn inside of me
"The performance began with lead dancer Devyn Scherff, 15, standing alone, in a skin-tone leotard, seemingly fighting off an attack and then slinking away..."

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