Summary
Artist Sarah Boardman said her 41-year art career is at risk after Donald Trump accused her of distorting his likeness in a 2019 portrait displayed in the Colorado State Capitol.
Trump called for its removal in a March 23 Truth Social post, prompting Republican lawmakers to have it taken down the next day.
Boardman denied political bias and said the portrait was pre-approved. She reported a sharp decline in business and backlash, though her family and supporters defended her online.
Boardman had also painted Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
Why would he object to a picture that makes him look like a normal human? I mean, it looks way better than he normally does IRL.
man definitely has some issues with how he sees himself
man definitely has some issues
with how he sees himself
You could say it is a bad portrait because it does not show how shitty he really looks.
It’s a very generous portrait
Just smear some Cheeto dust over it and he’ll be happy.
If anything, he looks better in the portrait than irl. His narcissistic addled brain thinks he doesn’t look disgusting…but he seriously fucking does.
My guess would be he hates that she put gray in his hair and wrinkles around his eyes
I daresay he almost looks… Stately in the portrait. It’s like a look into an alternate reality where Trump was loved by his father and got into politics out a desire to serve his country, and were he’s also done the bare minimum to care for himself for the past 79 years.
So if he’s falsely claiming that she intentionally made him look bad, isn’t that slander?
No.
She didn’t have enough orange paint.
When will people learn to not have anything to do with the orange orangutang.
Biff Tanner
Tannen
Has she considered telling this to somebody who gives a fuck ?
Since she’s now doing the time, she might as well have done the crime.
Should have been more like this - Rubble Rubble!
That sucks. Hopefully she gets some filthy rich patron to prop her up so she can flip donvict and his ilk the bird…
She did distort his likeness. His hair is way more fucked than that.
The artist should add a toothbrush mustache and more fucking orange.
I so very wish they had just ignored his rantings and ravings. Just completely do no comment and refuse to take any action, but most importantly, do not take it down, and do not offer to replace it. Nothing.
Would have been hilarious to see him get more and more angry over a big fat nothing.
Who does he think he is? Winston Churchill?
