[Report] According to reports from NBC among other media outlets, President Donald Trump expressed his gratitude on social media on July 1st local time for a portrait of himself in the Colorado State Capitol.
NBC reported that Trump had previously expressed dissatisfaction on social media in March this year regarding a portrait of him hanging in the Colorado State Capitol. The report mentioned that the portrait was later removed and replaced with another portrait of Trump.
Trump expressed satisfaction with the new portrait and shared it on social media on July 1st local time. In his post, he thanked the people of Colorado and the artist who created the portrait.
The portrait of Trump shared by Trump on social media on July 1st local time
NBC also stated that it is unclear how long the new portrait will be displayed in the Colorado State Capitol.
According to previous reports by The Hill and other media outlets, Trump criticized the portrait of him hanging in the Colorado State Capitol as “being intentionally distorted to an extent I may never have seen before,” and said the artist who created the portrait “lost their talent with age.” Trump also demanded the removal of the portrait. AFP reported on April 6th that the artist, Sara Bodman, stated in a statement that she accurately completed the portrait, which directly negatively impacted her business due to Trump’s comments.