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 after a previous assassination attempt. The new Trump painting is based on a photo from his campaign, where he was bloodied but defiant on stage after being shot at. This switch was unveiled in a video shared on X with a brief message stating, “Some new artwork at the White House.”
Former President Joe Biden, who left office in January, does not yet have an official portrait in the traditional spot next to the East Room. Trump can direct the curator to move portraits around, as he did during his first term by moving portraits of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Obama’s portrait was also moved to a different location in the White House during this redecoration.
Some Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, expressed approval of the new decor, with Greene calling it “much better” than before. The replacement of the portrait is the latest in a series of similar events, including Trump demanding the removal of a painting of him in the Colorado State House and the abrupt disappearance of a portrait of former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley from the Pentagon.
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