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Trump Appears To Have Meddled With White House Portraits Again—This Time Targeting Hillary Clinton’s

A strange new portrait of the president has debuted at the White House.

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Over and over again, in his second presidency, Donald Trump has made news related to portraits.

He’s released a new, very nontraditional official portrait. He has successfully demanded the removal of a picture of himself from the Colorado State Capitol, even though it had been there for several years, and also criticized the artist. In April, Trump placed a portrait of his 2024 assassination attempt in a spot in the White House formerly occupied by a picture of Barack Obama.

In recent weeks, Trump also fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery, which the Smithsonian claims he does not have the authority to do, although she subsequently resigned.

Now, another somewhat nontraditional portrait of Trump has appeared in the White House, with Trump’s face covered in the colors of the American flag. Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason posted a photograph this week of the new portrait. Mason noted that it is hanging in a spot that formerly occupied a portrait of his onetime election opponent, Hillary Clinton. However, a picture of the former first lady hangs next to Trump’s, with Laura Bush on the other side.

Another reporter appeared to have noticed it in May:

As noted by The Independent, the photo is the same one that adorns Trump’s Truth Social profile. It’s called “Free America. Trump,” and was created by artist Maya Langelo, who claims to offer “the largest Art collection dedicated to DJT.” The original painting is, or was, located at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, and it’s unclear whether the version in the White House is the original or a copy.

There were some amused reactions to the Trump portrait:

Photo courtesy of X screenshot. 

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Stephen Silver

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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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