Overview

• Deputy assistant Sebastian Gorka posted a photo of a new Trump painting on X and wrote “More to come,” signaling additional installations.
• People reported a White House official confirmed Barack Obama’s official portrait was relocated from public display to the top of the Grand Staircase, departing from the tradition of keeping the most recent portraits in the Grand Foyer.
• In April the Grand Foyer spot was taken by the “Fight, Fight, Fight” painting depicting Trump after the July 2024 assassination attempt, which Trump highlighted to visiting leaders in an Aug. 18 video shared by communications adviser Margo Martin.
• Other additions noted in recent months include a West Wing portrait placing Trump with Ronald Reagan and Abraham Lincoln, a photographic portrait echoing his 2023 mug shot, and a framed New York Post cover of the mug shot near the Oval Office.
• Reporting also details a gold-forward makeover of the interiors, with cabinetmaker John Icart providing gilded borders, mantel carvings and a Trump crest, and insiders saying the president personally signs off on even small aesthetic changes.