Donald Trump did not particularly like his portrait displayed at the Colorado Capitol. According to the US president, his face was “purposefully distorted” by artist Sarah Boardman. Indeed, in the portrait, the MAGA leader appears slightly chubbier, but at the same time with smoother facial skin.
In any case, as stated by local Democrats, the painting was later removed. “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 said.
The portrait in question was painted in 2019, during the MAGA leader’s first term in the White House, and was commissioned from Boardman by Colorado GOP members themselves, who raised about $10,000 through a GoFundMe account.
On Sunday evening, Trump himself said on his own social channels that he would rather not have any image dedicated to him at the state Capitol than the portrait in question, which had been placed alongside that of Barack Obama, also painted by Boardman.
“Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, but the one in Colorado, in the state Capitol, put up by the Governor along with all other Presidents, was purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before,” Trump wrote.
The MAGA leader also accused the local Democratic governor, Jared Polis, calling him a “radically left” and saying he should be ashamed for such an affair. Not surprisingly, the president’s recent comments have not gone unnoticed, prompting some hilarity among his opponents.
The Republicans Against Trump account, for example, called the MAGA leader a “petty, insecure baby.” In contrast, Ron Filipkowski, editor-in-chief of the liberal news website MeidasTouch Network, wrote on X that Trump was “the most fragile and sensitive ‘snowflake’ in history.”
“We appreciate the president and everyone’s interest in our capitol building and are always looking for any opportunity to improve our visitor experience,” Governor Polis’ spokesman finally joked.
Indeed, Trump’s words had prompted numerous curious visitors to the Colorado Capitol, who went to the site with the intention of having their picture taken next to the painting so hated by the president.
