The White House recently moved the official portrait of former President Barack Obama to a new location in the East Room, replacing it with a painting of President Donald Trump with his fist raised in the air. The painting depicts Trump at a campaign event right after an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. The switch was unveiled in a brief video posted online with the caption “Some new artwork at the White House.” Former President Joe Biden, who left office in January, does not yet have an official portrait.
Traditionally, the most recent official presidential portrait is displayed in this spot in the White House, but it is not a strict rule. The president can direct the curator to make changes. Trump moved the portraits of former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush during his first term. Trump does not have an official portrait from his first term, which would typically be unveiled during his successor’s term. The relocation of Obama’s portrait is part of a larger redecoration effort in the White House.
The replacement of Obama’s portrait with Trump’s painting has received mixed reactions, with some Republicans expressing enthusiasm for the change. This is not the first instance of portrait-related events in recent times, as Trump also requested 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 in January.
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