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CousinIT

(9,151 posts)
Tue May 19, 2020, 03:23 PM May 2020

Petulant, petty Trump is refusing to unveil Obama's portrait at the White House

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-refusing-to-unveil-obama-portrait-at-the-white-house-2020-5

President Donald Trump won't be unveiling former President Barack Obama's portrait at the White House, breaking a 40-year tradition, NBC News reported on Tuesday.

Obama would also not be interested in attending such an event, according to the report, which cited people familiar with the matter.

The White House and a representative for Obama did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider.

For decades, first-term presidents have held ceremonies in the East Room to unveil the portraits of their immediate predecessors. Obama did so for former President George W. Bush in 2012, for example.

"George, you went out of your way to make sure that the transition to a new administration was as seamless as possible," Obama said at the time.

Trump and Obama have perhaps the most contentious relationship of any current and former presidents in modern US history. In recent days, Trump has made baseless allegations that Obama committed an unspecified crime. Before his transition from reality TV to politics, Trump spent years perpetuating a racist conspiracy theory regarding Obama's place of birth
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Petulant, petty Trump is refusing to unveil Obama's portrait at the White House (Original Post) CousinIT May 2020 OP
HOPEFULLY Biden will get to do it mucifer May 2020 #1
I am sure that President Obama prefers that also. nt Blue_true May 2020 #11
Red meat for the base, the Hilary and Obama haters will love this... Thomas Hurt May 2020 #2
Because it's too cool, that's why cyclonefence May 2020 #3
They should release a print of the portrait so it can be an immediate sellout. Vinca May 2020 #4
The idea that there will be a Trump portrait... 3catwoman3 May 2020 #5
Petty Little Lord Poopy Pants Wellstone ruled May 2020 #6
A YUGE print of Trump in khakis golfing should suffice ProudMNDemocrat May 2020 #7
Trump's Official Portrait Should Be A Blow-Up Of His MUG SHOT nt smb May 2020 #8
Turd in an orange prison jumpsuit would be good too. I wonder ... Brother Mythos May 2020 #9
anusmouth trump ... Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #10
That's Chump's Cat Ass Trophy. Totally Tunsie May 2020 #12

3catwoman3

(23,812 posts)
5. The idea that there will be a Trump portrait...
Tue May 19, 2020, 03:38 PM
May 2020

...eventually adjacent to that of President Obama makes me want to puke.

It was agonizing enough that the Obamas had to attend the inauguration. I sure as hell would not go within 100 yards of Donnie Dumbshit now (not that I would have before, either).

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,475 posts)
7. A YUGE print of Trump in khakis golfing should suffice
Tue May 19, 2020, 03:43 PM
May 2020

As a White House official portrait. That should raise some shit and have no ceremony whatsoever.

Brother Mythos

(1,442 posts)
9. Turd in an orange prison jumpsuit would be good too. I wonder ...
Tue May 19, 2020, 04:39 PM
May 2020

if they would allow him to pose for his portrait wearing his trademark orange makeup. That could turn wearing orange-on-orange into a real fashion statement for The Republicult.

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