Donald Trump's portrait in the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down following his accusation that it was 'purposefully distorted.' This decision was influenced by House Democrats and initiated by Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, a Republican. Trump expressed a preference for no portrait instead of the current depiction, which was criticized for depicting him as 'nonconfrontational.' A GoFundMe campaign raised $10,000 for the portrait, unveiled in 2019. The painting's fate highlights ongoing political tensions surrounding representations of political figures.
"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.
Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen said that he requested for Trump's portrait to be taken down and replaced by one 'that depicts his contemporary likeness.'
House Democrats said in a statement that the oil painting would be taken down at the request of Republican leaders in the Legislature.
The Democrats remarked, 'If the GOP wants to spend time and money on which portrait of Trump hangs in the Capitol, then that's up to them.'
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