President Trump attacks artist, portrait removed from public eye

President Trump publicly complained about a portrait by Sarah Broadman, hung in the Colorado State Capitol.
Donald Trump says this portrait of him by artist Sarah Broadman is "distorted". Image: supplied by @realdonaldtrump via TruthSocial.

Donald Trump has directly attacked a portrait of him painted by artist Sarah A Boardman. The picture was removed from the Colorado State Capitol after the President publicly condemned the work. The entire episode is reminiscent of the portrait of Gina Rinehart appearing at the National Gallery of Australia last year. 

The artist Sarah Boardman has painted a series of Presidential portraits, all hanging in the Colorado State Capitol. President Trump took to the social media platform Truth Social to express his distaste. 

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David Burton is a writer from Meanjin, Brisbane. David also works as a playwright, director and author. He is the playwright of over 30 professionally produced plays. He holds a Doctorate in the Creative Industries.