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Totally Tunsie

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17. Chump already laid out the precedent for placing portraits
Sun Dec 27, 2020, 07:48 PM
Dec 2020

in obscure locations. It was he who had Clinton and G. Shrub's portraits assigned to rarely used locations.

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.


Turnabout is fair play, dude.

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Maybe we can hang an upside down flag there instead. TigressDem Dec 2020 #1
There's a space in the cellar PJMcK Dec 2020 #2
Cant they just put up his mug shot after he gets arrested? Clash City Rocker Dec 2020 #3
That's one reason we need to prove he's a traitor. Joinfortmill Dec 2020 #4
The Hall of Presidents is an attraction at Disney World. The Hill article says nothing about that. Towlie Dec 2020 #5
He's been there since early on in his term '17. They came in to record his voice hlthe2b Dec 2020 #7
Maybe they'll move him to the back row hugging the flag. forgotmylogin Dec 2020 #9
Can it be done in porcelain? Livluvgrow Dec 2020 #6
You could charge admission. 58Sunliner Dec 2020 #14
I suggest somewhere at the bottom of the Capitol Mall's reflection pond Zambero Dec 2020 #8
I'd say YES bluestarone Dec 2020 #10
In all honesty: tRUMP's portrait should be placed directly behind a tiny urinal in a public restroom WyattKansas Dec 2020 #11
If it does, they will have to guard it 24/7... seriously ppl will want to destroy it in numerous way Thekaspervote Dec 2020 #12
It will be defaced repeatedly. Here in RVA/Mechanicsville a thumper had big signs- 58Sunliner Dec 2020 #13
Hang it in the bomb shelter next to his Time Man Of The Year cover. LakeArenal Dec 2020 #15
In the portrait gallery in Washington, Nixon has a small portrait Politicalgolfer Dec 2020 #16
Chump already laid out the precedent for placing portraits Totally Tunsie Dec 2020 #17
And he never did unveil Obama's WH portrait. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2020 #18
In the urinal maybe Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2020 #19
If they use kacekwl Dec 2020 #20
I'm sure somewhere there is a portrait of James Buchannan and Andrew Johnson somewhere Trenzalore Dec 2020 #21
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