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Trump’s portrait removed from Colorado state Capitol following president’s complaint

Colorado’s legislative leaders have removed President Donald Trump’s official portrait hanging on the third floor of the Presidential gallery at the state Capitol following the president’s complaint that it was unflattering.

Trump called the portrait “distorted” and the “worst.” 

The portrait was taken down with the assistance of History Colorado staff.

It’s not coming back to the Presidential Gallery, according to Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, who asked the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council on Sunday to remove and replace it.

Writing on Truth Social Sunday afternoon, Trump blasted the portrait as unflattering.

“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 artist also did President Obama, and he looks wonderful, but the one on me is truly the worst.”

The president said he would prefer not having a portrait at all.

The portrait was hung on Colorado Day, Aug. 1, 2019, more than five years ago. It was paid for by a crowdfunding campaign, which raised more than $10,000.

All six members of the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council — the top leaders from both parties in the House and Senate — signed off on the decision to remove the portrait.

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