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This official portrait of Donald Trump was already good but his furious response made it so much better – 17 favourite reactions

John Plunkett. Updated March 24th, 2025

It’s always the ones who go on about the snowflakes who flip out the most furiously, obviously.

And none flip out more furiously – and in this case, hilariously – as Donald Trump, who spent a large part of Sunday getting angry, really angry, about this official portrait of the 45th and 47th president.

Because … look.

And it made Trump just as furious as you hoped it would.

‘Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, but the one in Colorado, in the State Capitol, put up by the Governor, along with all other Presidents, was purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before.

‘The artist also did President Obama, and he looks wonderful, but the one on me is truly the worst. She must have lost her talent as she got older. In any event, I would much prefer not having a picture than having this one, but many people from Colorado have called and written to complain.

‘In fact, they are actually angry about it! I am speaking on their behalf to the Radical Left Governor, Jared Polis, who is extremely weak on Crime, in particular with respect to Tren de Aragua, which practically took over Aurora (Don’t worry, we saved it!), to take it down. Jared should be ashamed of himself!’

Absolutely can’t think of a better way to start the week.

Turns out the portrait has been hanging in the Colorado State Capitol for nearly six years and the ‘Jared’ he’s referring to is Democratic governor, Jared Polis.

Far from taking it down, it’s surely destined to be Colorado’s most popular tourist attraction.

And here are our favourite things people said about the portrait and what Trump had to say about it.

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