White House Suggests Smithsonian Add a Trump Display

[dalton99a]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/arts/design/smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery-trump-display.html

White House Suggests Smithsonian Add a Trump Display
Administration officials met with staff at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and discussed putting multiple artworks of the president in a section of the museum.
By Zachary Small and Robin Pogrebin
Feb. 6, 2026, 4:56 p.m. ET

Trump administration officials have suggested that the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery create a section in the museum to display multiple images of the president in addition to his official portrait.

The concept initially came up during a Dec. 19 tour of the museum that included Abby Jones, the acting chief of protocol at the State Department, and the White House photographer, Daniel Torok, according to three people familiar with the discussions. They said the administration officials noted that the White House often received artworks of Mr. Trump created by Americans that could make for a display in a corner of the museum.

Ms. Jones is taking an increasing role in presenting the president’s viewpoint on what he sees as necessary changes in Smithsonian content.

Though the museum has displayed multiple depictions of other presidents, such as Washington, Lincoln and Kennedy, in what is known as the “America’s Presidents” exhibition, those images were typically placed after the men left office.

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[struggle4progress]

1. Why not run a contest for the best image of a stinking pile of shit?

[Diamond_Dog]

2. We could always hasten his departure from office

And create an “Impeached Presidents” display of a picture of one orange ogre.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. He probably wants it to occupy the entire museum.

[biophile]

4. The eternally flaming pile of dog shit.

Please let it be a memorial

[jls4561]

5. I approve. But only if the artworks are the poop statue and the Trump/Epstein statue that were displayed on the

National Mall are the main pieces.

Of course, if there’s room for the Trump baby balloon….

And if they want to go multi-media, they can play all the video from the Jan 6th commission and his first two impeachment proceedings.

[underpants]

6. Oh god.

[SunImp]

8. That portrait looks like it could fit in Ghostbusters 2

[Turbineguy]

7. Next to the restrooms.

[DBoon]

9. IN the restrooms...

... rightwhere you flush