Overview

• On June 2, 2025, the White House shared a video on X showing the new official portrait of President Trump being hung in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
• The image depicts Trump in a classic blue suit, bright red tie and American flag pin against a black backdrop, with deep shadows accentuating a stern expression.
• This portrait replaces the January 2025 official image, which featured lighter lighting, a blue tie and the American flag in the background.
• Experts flagged signs of heavy photo-editing to smooth the president’s features, and social media users responded with mixed opinions ranging from praise of its power to mockery likening it to a “gas station Bigfoot drawing.”
• The unveiling aligns with Trump’s broader push to reshape White House aesthetics, including the recent firing of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery director and an executive order curbing race-centered exhibits.