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New Trump Portrait Donated by White House to Hang in Colorado State Capitol

Pending a Colorado Capitol advisory committee review in September, the new image replaces the portrait Trump derided as distorted

A blank wall and small plaque are all that remain next to other presidential portraits where a portrait of President Donald Trump used to hang on the third floor of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on April 7, 2025. Trump said he disliked the portrait of himself and called out Colorado Gov. Jared Polis about it on a social media post. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Overview

  • The White House has donated a new painting of President Trump by Arizona artist Vanessa Horabuena to the Colorado State Capitol
  • Former state Sen. Lois Court, chair of the Capitol Building Advisory Committee, approved the temporary display on June 26
  • The original 2019 portrait by Sarah Boardman was removed in March after Trump criticized it as “distorted,” leaving a blank spot in the rotunda
  • Horabuena’s rendition closely mirrors Trump’s official second-term photograph with a blue tie against a dark backdrop
  • The advisory committee will revisit the composition of the presidential portrait gallery at its September meeting to determine a permanent solution