Donald Trump moves official White
Trump Moves Presidential Portraits
Donald Trump reportedly ordered the portraits of Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and George H.W. Bush moved from public display to the top of the Grand Staircase — an area “heavily restricted to members of the First Family, US Secret Agents, and a limited number of White House and executive residence staff.”
Public Reaction and Past Changes
Critics on social media called Trump “a petty and insecure man” and said, “Just when you think he couldn’t disrespect more he goes and tops himself again.” In his first term, Trump replaced portraits of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush with William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, relocating the originals to less visited rooms.
Obama Portrait Details
Artist Robert McCurdy described Obama’s portrait as about “the idea of the gaze” and “the relationship between the viewer with this particular person.”
Recent Tensions
The move follows Trump sharing an AI video of Obama’s “arrest” and accusing him of “treason,” claims Obama’s team called “a weak attempt at distraction.”