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‘Purposefully distorted’ Trump portrait to be taken down at Colorado state home after his tirade
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‘Purposefully distorted’ Trump portrait to be taken down at Colorado state home after his tirade

Last updated: March 25, 2025 12:24 am
Editorial Board Published March 25, 2025
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A portrait of President Trump within the Colorado state home that he blasted as “the worst” will probably be taken down after he demanded that Colorado Gov. Jared Polis take away the oil portray.

Home Democrats stated in an announcement that the piece can be eliminated on the request of Republican leaders within the state legislature.

“If the GOP wants to spend time and money on which portrait of Trump hangs in the Capitol, then that’s up to them,” the Democrats stated.

The choice comes after Trump went on a Sunday evening tirade concerning the portrait, which was initially commissioned by a Trump ally throughout his first time period.

“Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, but the one in Colorado …. was purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before,” Trump wrote on his social media web site. “[It] is truly the worst.”

Folks take images of President Donald Trump’s portrait hanging within the Colorado Capitol after an unveiling ceremony Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in Denver. (Thomas Peipert/AP)

Trump trashed Polis, a reasonable Democrat, as “radical left” and “weak on crime,” suggesting that he put in the portrait to embarrass a political rival.

“Jared should be ashamed of himself,” Trump added.

The president, who incessantly posts flattering pictures and work of himself, stated the Colorado portrait compares unfavorably to the same one which artist Sarah Boardman painted of former President Barack Obama.

“The artist also did President Obama, and he looks wonderful,” Trump wrote. “She must have lost her talent as she got older.”

A Polis spokesperson didn’t reply to the calls to interchange the portrait with a extra enticing one, noting that the governor was “surprised to learn the president of the United States is an aficionado of our Colorado state capitol and its artwork.”

“We appreciate the president and everyone’s interest in our capitol building and are always looking for any opportunity to improve our visitor experience,” the Polis spokesperson stated.

Satirically, the portrait was put in after pro-Trump Republican State Sen. Kevin Grantham raised $10,000 from MAGA supporters to fee it from Boardman, who’s British born however lives in Colorado Springs.

After getting Grantham’s stamp of approval, the portray was put up at a 2019 ceremony.

“Whether this portrait brings a smile or scowl to your face, remember you have the right to do so because this is the United States of America,” Grantham instructed a neighborhood tv station on the time.

It’s not clear what sparked Trump’s sudden curiosity in eradicating or changing the portrait, though he talked about within the put up that he has obtained complaints from his supporters in Colorado.

The Colorado Constructing Advisory Committee decides which work dangle within the state home, in accordance with Fox 31 Denver.

Initially Revealed: March 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM EDT

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