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MiniMe

(21,714 posts)
Sat Jul 18, 2020, 01:50 PM Jul 2020

White House portraits of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush moved from prominent space to rarely used r

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/17/politics/white-house-portraits-clinton-bush-trump/index.html

WASHINGTON (CNN)The official portraits of former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were removed from the Grand Foyer of the White House within the last week, aides told CNN, and replaced by those of two Republican presidents who served more than a century ago.

White House tradition calls for portraits of the most recent American presidents to be given the most prominent placement, in the entrance of the executive mansion, visible to guests during official events.
That was the case through at least July 8, when President Donald Trump welcomed Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The two stood in the Cross Hall of the White House and made remarks, with the portraits of Clinton and Bush essentially looking on as they had been throughout Trump's first term.
But in the days after after that, the Clinton and Bush portraits were moved into the Old Family Dining Room, a small, rarely used room that is not seen by most visitors.
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White House portraits of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush moved from prominent space to rarely used r (Original Post) MiniMe Jul 2020 OP
Biden should put Trump's portrait in the dumpster. nt Quixote1818 Jul 2020 #1
Going to be a long time before tRump's portrait is hung MiniMe Jul 2020 #2
Isn't there any insult that's too petty and ridiculous for this asshole? BKDem Jul 2020 #3
Apparently he could see them when he came downstairs from the family residence MiniMe Jul 2020 #4
No there is not sdfernando Jul 2020 #5
With a target over it? MiniMe Jul 2020 #6
what kind of petty ass shit is this.... dhill926 Jul 2020 #7
My Gawd! How small and petty can he get? Frustratedlady Jul 2020 #8
Surprised he didn't replace them with Richard Nixon and James Buchanan. Elwood P Dowd Jul 2020 #9
Surprised he didn't replace them with nude Melania and Ivanka...on black velvet. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #10

BKDem

(1,733 posts)
3. Isn't there any insult that's too petty and ridiculous for this asshole?
Sat Jul 18, 2020, 01:58 PM
Jul 2020

Wait until he gets a load of how we commemorate his tenure.

MiniMe

(21,714 posts)
4. Apparently he could see them when he came downstairs from the family residence
Sat Jul 18, 2020, 02:06 PM
Jul 2020

And he hates Clinton and Bush that much. Of course, if he had hung Obama's portrait, Obama and Bush would be seen by him. and yes, he is that petty.

sdfernando

(4,929 posts)
5. No there is not
Sat Jul 18, 2020, 02:08 PM
Jul 2020

if there ever is an official tangeranus portrait it should be placed prominently in the urinal in the men's restroom.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
8. My Gawd! How small and petty can he get?
Sat Jul 18, 2020, 03:19 PM
Jul 2020

After his visit to Mt. Rushmore, I fully expected a campaign by the MAGATs to have his head carved with the rest. I wish I could find it, but there was a video of Trump in front of the carvings which gave one the thought of what Mt. Rushmore would look like with his head included. I found it!

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=mt.+rushmore&docid=13821213543463&mid=ACD870831BFDD7FD0607ACD870831BFDD7FD0607&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

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