Donald Trump demands ‘purposefully distorted’ portrait be taken down immediately

He claimed the painting had been 'purposefully distorted'

The US president hit out at British artist Sarah Boardman for the painting, which currently hangs in Colorado’s State Capitol.

Trump claimed the portrait was “purposefully distorted” in a post on Truth Social on Sunday.

He wrote: “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 went on to say that Boardman’s portrait of former president Barack Obama was “wonderful” but that “the one of me is truly the worst.”

“She [Boardman] must have lost her talent as she got older,” he added.

“In any event, I would much prefer not having a picture than having this one.”

The painting of Trump has been on display in the State Capitol since 2019, so it’s unclear what prompted the Republican to suddenly complain about it this.

Trump appealed to “radical left governor Jared Polis” for the painting to be taken down, claiming that “many people from Colorado have called and written to complain” and are “actually angry about it.”

Of course, after Trump posted about the portrait, this just drew more people’s attention to it, and many have shared it as a result.