Trump, Epstein and ‘Foxy’ News. See the sights at this year’s King Mango Strut
By Carl Juste
Carl Juste
cjuste@miamiherald.com
The annual King Mango Strut — a Coconut Grove original — returned this year with parade floats and revelers celebrating the wacky, satirical and political from last year.
On display were paradegoers dressed as the “Trump Epstein Friendship statue,” a “Foxy News” reporter and squirt guns filled with liquor, among other highlights.
Take in the sights for yourself below:
The Trump Epstein Friendship Statue is a source of parody during the 42nd Annual King Mango Strut — a wacky, fun-filled parade celebrating the quirks, humorous, and satirical political statements held on Sunday, January 4, 2026, in the heart of the Grove in Miami, Florida. The statue of President Donald Trump and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appeared outside the U.S. Capitol on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., just days after it was removed by the National Park Service following condemnation from the White House. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Edward Cinque, right, visiting from Vermont, get shot from Barracuda owner Lee Kassel prior to the start of the 42nd Annual King Mango Strut - a wacky, fun-filled parade celebrating the quirks, humorous, and satirical political statements held on Sunday, January 4, 2026, in the heart of the Grove in Miami, Florida. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
A group representing the Coconut Grove Food Pantry parades north on Main Highway while bring awareness to their public service. The 42nd Annual King Mango Strut on Sunday, January 4, 2026, in the heart of the Grove in Miami, Florida. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Members of the Coconut Grove Juggling Exchange perform the crowd during the 42nd Annual King Mango Strut on Sunday, January 4, 2026, in the heart of the Grove in Miami, Florida. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Grovites Baker Newman, center, lifts his wife Caroline Newman, right, while greeting one another as she arrives to join him at the Coconut Grove King Mango Strut parade on Sunday, January 4, 2026. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Foxy News reports from the King Mango Strut parade as camera man Alyn Pruett, and reporter Janice Pruett, made their way down the parade route as the 42nd Annual King Mango Strut on Sunday, January 4, 2026, in the heart of the Grove in Miami, Florida. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
