Trump pretending to be an Artist, could make a lot of money.

[DontBelieveEastisEas]

Could Trump paint pictures and then, legitimately, sell them for 100's of millions each?

The buyers would be those buying power.
But, would it get around illegal gifting?
Or be a tax loophole for donating to his legal defenses?

Like right now, could a country just give him large sums of money, or could they more easily do this by buying his paintings?

[Demsrule86]

1. What are you talking about?

[DontBelieveEastisEas]

5. Edited OP for more clarity

Trump pretending to be an Artist, could make a lot of money.

The buyers would be those buying power.
But, would it get around illegal gifting?
Or be a tax loophole for donating to his legal defenses?

Like right now, could a country just give him large sums of money, or could they more easily do this by buying his paintings?

[Ocelot II]

2. Hitler wasn't able to sell his art, mostly banal landscapes. He became a dictator because

he couldn't get into art school. W took up painting, though he's not quite as good at it as Hitler was, but his paintings are for sale, not for millions. If Trump took up painting his work would look like that of a young, profoundly untalented child, but his cult members would probably pay any price for it.

[Blue Owl]

3. Hitler was a failed artist

Pretty sure Donny would follow in his dear leader's footsteps were he to attempt to try his tiny hand at painting -- I seem to recall he couldn't even figure out how to sketch out an American flag with a bunch of first-graders during one of his presidential appearances some years ago...

[patphil]

4. No.

[Silent Type]

6. I think he could, as long as there is some artistry in what he does. Don't want to start

a fuss, but Hunter Biden sold some original art at a good price. The difference is that Biden’s art was/is quite good, though not affordable to most.

I remember George Zimmerman— who murdered an unarmed teenager — made a little money painting confederate flags. Would expect something similar from trump.

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. I can't see him having the patience to create "art".

Unless he took spray paint, aimed it at a canvas for two minutes and sprayed.

He may be better off playing paintball.

[Eugene]

8. He has already done this on a smaller scale with the NFT grift.

Anyway, book deals and honoraria with inflated payouts
are more conventional ways to run this grift.

[BigmanPigman]

9. John Wayne Gacy was a painter...

of really bad art. I imagine if someone would buy his crappy paintings perhaps tRump would find some too.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-wayne-gacy-paintings

[DemocraticPatriot]

10. George Bush Jr probably is more talented at painting---

but he doesn't have a cult

[DemocraticPatriot]

11. George W. Bush (jr) is probably more talented at painting

but he doesn't have a cult

[NanaCat]

12. But that involves effort

And he doesn't do that.

At most, he would claim to have painted things, but, in reality, he'd have bullied some Third World brown person to do the actual art, then stiffed them on the proceeds when the artwork sold.

[MissMillie]

13. Not that I'm suggesting anything under-handed, but...

Artwork is typically worth more when the artist is dead.

Just sayin'