The White House hung an interesting painting of US President Donald Trump in place of Former President Barack Obama’s in an unusual move on Friday, April 11.
Typically, a notice period is needed to make such a change, and the space was created for former presidents, though some could argue that he’s technically a former president since he was president during his first period between 2016 and 2020.
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The painting Trump hung
The painting that took Obama’s portrait’s place is a dramatic depiction of Trump the moment he was grazed by a bullet in an assassination attempt last summer.
It was on July 13 of last year when Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to end Trump’s life while attending a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Obama’s painting hasn’t been trashed, though
Conventionally, the portraits of the former presidents go by the foyer in the White House’s State Floor.
Obama’s portrait is still in the foyer, but it is now hanging on the opposite wall where a portrait of former President George W. Bush used to be. Word has it that Bush’s portrait is to hang beside his father’s, former President George H.W. Bush, which is hung on the residence’s staircase.
Why the assassination attempt was a monumental moment
20-year-old Crooks fired eight rounds from his gun from the roof of an adjacent building. He ended up injuring two and fatally wounding an audience member.
In addition, one shot got to Trump’s ear, leaving blood on his face then. Photographers captured the moment dramatically as Trump had his fist up high while being surrounded by Secret Service officers.
More about the painting
Artist Marc Lipp was the one to originally paint the painting on canvas and according to the White House, it was then donated to them by Andrew Pollock via the Blue Gallery in Delray Beach, Florida.
Trump involved himself in other paintings as well
Trump genuinely takes care of how he appears, as he took down a painting that was hanging with other presidential portraits at the Colorado State Capitol last month because he thought that he was “purposefully distorted.”
Many are on display in the White House
The White House portrait collection, starting with George Washington, America’s first president, and ending with the current president, is hanging on display to White House visitors.
However, not all of the presidents and first ladies are on display, some are in storage or undergoing conservation.