Good grief

[wtg]

Donald Trump critics aimed ridicule at the president after he publicly demanded the removal of his portrait at Colorado’s state capitol building, calling it “truly the worst”.

In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump shared an image of the portrait and complained about the painting, saying it was bad and blaming it on Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis – whom the president insulted as being “radically left”.

A Republican admirer of Trump actually commissioned the portrait.

In two follow-up posts, Trump shared separate images of himself in an apparent attempt to distribute photos that he considered more flattering.

Despite Trump’s criticism of Polis for the painting, it was actually unveiled by a Republican group in 2019. A former Republican state senator had crowdfunded nearly $10,000 to commission the painting, according to Colorado news station

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/trump-colorado-portrait-painting

[wtg]

The portrait is being taken down. Good grief.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-portrait-colorado-capitol-president-2f60271ddd58d979627ec5d2cd5dea89

[kluurs]

I'd say there's no accounting for taste, but he has none.

[Steve Miller]

@kluurs

He’s not big on accounting, either.

[wtg]

And there's this favorite from the past. Glitzy. And an early version of sullen that he's repurposed in his current official photo portrait.

[Bernard]

Looks like the artist was short on burnt orange.

[ShiroKuro]

this what happens when there's a toddler-in-chief...

[AdagioM]

Looks like a Botero. And he looks kind of like Elon Musk, too!

[Steve Miller]

All class, all the way down.

Way down.

[wtg]

The artist responds.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/06/artist-of-truly-the-worst-donald-trump-portrait-says-her-career-is-threatened-sarah-a-boardman

[Piano*Dad]

Well, perhaps Polis can ceremoniously light a bonfire in front of the capitol and toss the offending picture on as a sacrifice!