The article discusses President Trump's dissatisfaction with a portrait of himself at the Colorado State Capitol, initially painted to appear apolitical. Trump claimed the depiction was distorted, reflecting his concern for public perception. Psychologically, the article explores why individuals, including Trump, react negatively to unflattering images due to familiarity preferences and the self-enhancement phenomenon, whereby people view their traits more favorably than they are. The artist intended for Trump's interpretation to appear neutral, considering the portrait's future context among presidential representations.
Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, Trump wrote in a social media post Sunday about the painting, which was added in 2019 to a collection of presidential portraits at the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver.
In today's environment, it's all very upfront; but in another five, 10, 15 years, he will be another president on the wall. And he needs to look neutral.
Humans tend to dislike photographs of themselves for two primary reasons: one, they prefer images they see often, like their face in a mirror.
The phenomenon of self-enhancement describes the tendency to evaluate our own traits and abilities more favorably than is objectively warranted.
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