Secret Handshake
Coverage of Secret Handshake in the Nexus archive.
- The Needle: Trump Gets a Participation Trophy, GOP Portraits Displayed at Kennedy Center, Judge Blasts Slush Fund Suit, ICE Murders Maine Man, and the Reflecting Pool Is Still a Mess
A guerrilla art group presented a participation trophy to President Donald Trump for his role in the Iran war. Portraits of Trump and others by Trump donor Patricia Duggan are displayed at the Kennedy Center. A judge rejected Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund lawsuit. ICE agents in Maine killed 26-year-old Colombian Joan Sebastian Guerrero, sparking protests. The Reflecting Pool remains in disrepair.
- New protest art mocks Trump with a 10-foot ‘Iran War Participation Trophy’
An anonymous protest art collective called The Secret Handshake installed a 10-foot 'Iran War Participation Trophy' near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., mocking President Donald Trump's handling of the Iran war and his pursuit of the Nobel Peace Prize. The statue's plaque humorously references awards presented to Trump by Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and FIFA president Gianni Infantino, inviting visitors to leave their own symbolic trophies.
- There’s an Unhinged New Video Game About Trump and the Iran War
A new video game about Trump and the Iran War has been developed by Secret Handshake, a group of anonymous artists, and is available online and in Washington, DC. The game's release is notable given the sensitive nature of its subject matter. The game's content and impact are yet to be fully understood.