During President Donald Trump’s hyped interview with “60 Minutes,” detail-oriented observers noticed a very interesting painting hanging in the White House.
The painting, by artist Andy Thomas, is titled The Republican Club, and goes for anywhere from $155 to $1,700, depending on size and print material.
In the painting, Trump is seen with a glass of diet coke while Presidents of the past – Ronald Reagan, Teddy Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln to name a few – gather around the table enjoying some drinks and a laugh.
The artist had been unaware that his painting adorned the walls of the White House, but Republican Rep. Darrell Issa informed Thomas that he would show it to the President.
Trump, upon seeing the painting, called Thomas a couple of weeks ago to tell him how much he liked the portrait. So much so, that he hung it in the people’s house.
oh my god, it’s hanging in the white house pic.twitter.com/wrq8eo7Bvx
— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) October 15, 2018
Thomas was thrilled, learning of the painting’s whereabouts after his wife showed him the “60 Minutes” interview.
“I was ecstatic,” Thomas relayed to Time Magazine. “A lot of times gifts aren’t really hung up, they’re just pushed in a closet somewhere. To find out it’s actually hanging is really a treat.”
Time magazine reports on a new painting in the White House. It shows pres. Trump drinking a Diet Coke with Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Richard Nixon and other republican presidents.
Internet users spotted the print during Mr. Trump’s interview with @60minutes last night. pic.twitter.com/FxjNxEdv9J
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) October 15, 2018
The Daily Beast reports that “art critics” took to social media to tear down the painting as “tacky,” “a travesty,” or “blasphemy.” Well, of course. That’s the only reaction possible for the liberal media to take.
It could have been worse. Far worse. If they wanted a ‘tacky’ painting hanging in the White House they could have used the post-presidency portrait of Barack Obama.
.@BarackObama‘s portrait at the National Portrait Gallery pic.twitter.com/gciv4D5C2k
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 12, 2018
Now that is a travesty.
It’s within the realm of possibility that President Trump walked the “60 Minutes” reporter past this portrait deliberately, to trigger liberals. He has a history of doing such things.
Earlier this year, White House reporters were walked past a portrait of Hillary Clinton on their way to the official announcement of the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Trump is the Grand Master at making liberals lose their minds.
In a troll of deeply epic proportions White House staff just walked all reporters & journalists covering the SCOTUS pick by the dumpster & a portrait of Hillary Clinton. When I asked @hogangidley45 if that was on purpose he said “absoloutely.” pic.twitter.com/5g30dGjXu1
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 10, 2018
The Clinton portrait has previously hung in the background of a photo involving Sarah Palin, Kid Rock, and Ted Nugent, a subtle reminder that they were in the White House, and she wasn’t:
Meanwhile, at the White House…
Kid Rock, Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent trolling Democrat snowflakes who are stilling crying over Hillary! #MAGA pic.twitter.com/xFE9uVpr0Z
— TRUMP SUPER PAC 🇺🇸 (@TrumpSuperPAC) April 20, 2017
Seems like there is always controversy surrounding President Trump and his choice of decor in the White House. One of the administration’s top Fake News Stories of 2017 involved Time, who had falsely reported that Trump had removed a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. from the Oval Office.
