The White House worded the video simply: “Some new artwork at the White House.”
Barack Obama’s portrait hanging on a White House wall, Photo Credit: Molly Ploofkins/X
Requests for comment from Barack Obama’s office went unanswered as of Friday night.
The Grand Foyer traditionally hosts portraits of America’s most recent presidents, though a former White House official explained to NBC News that the arrangement isn’t set in stone. Presidents can direct curators to move or update the art on display as they see fit — and Trump has certainly taken advantage of that discretion before.
During his first term, Trump famously relocated the portraits of Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to less prominent areas of the building.
Donald Trump with his bodyguards after the assassination attempt, Photo Credit: The Daily Guardian/Youtube
Interestingly, Trump still doesn’t have