The White House recently replaced former President Barack Obama’s official portrait with a painting of President Donald Trump in the East Room. The new painting depicts Trump standing with his fist raised in the air after an assassination attempt during a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania. The White House unveiled the switch in a brief video on X Friday, noting “Some new artwork at the White House.”
Traditionally, the most recent official presidential portrait hangs in this spot, but it is not a strict rule, and the president can direct the curator to rearrange things. President Joe Biden, who took office in January, does not yet have an official portrait. Trump himself does not have an official portrait from his first term, and the Biden administration referred questions about the matter to the White House Historical Association.
The replacement of Obama’s portrait is part of a larger redecoration effort by Trump, who previously moved portraits of former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush during his first term. Some Republicans, like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, have enthusiastically supported the new decor.
This move comes after Trump demanded the removal of a painting of himself from the Colorado State House and a portrait of former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley disappeared from the Pentagon. It is part of a series of unexpected developments regarding presidential portraits.
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