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As you may have read already, I won the commission after a nation-wide call for artists
And she wrote on her website about the Obama painting
The commission for which I was hired, as with Obama's, is to present a portrait for all viewers regardless of their stance on the issues related to the subject.
She addedIf the GOP wants to spend time and money on which portrait of Trump hangs in the Capitol, then that’s up to them,
Democrats said
Honestly he looks a little chubby,
Aaron Howe, a tourist from Wyoming, told PoliticoThe artist also did President Obama, and he looks wonderful, but the one on me is truly the worst,
Trump saidI guess he’s smoother than all the other ones,
Trump fan Kaylee Williamson, 18, told the outletThe removal of this portrait was made to honor pre-existing tradition: President Grover Cleveland only received one portrait that depicts him during his second term,
they claimedMy portrait of President Trump has been called thoughtful, non-confrontational, not angry, not happy, not tweeting,
she saidGov. Polis was surprised to learn the President of the United States is an aficionado of our Colorado State Capitol and its artwork,
The other side ... the governor's spokesperson Shelby Wieman said in a statement to Axios Denver
There will always be dissent, so pleasing one group will always inflame another. I consider a neutrally thoughtful, and non-confrontational, portrait allows everyone to reach their own conclusions in their own time,
Boardman told the Colorado Times Recorder in 2019.
He was praying for his friend,
Witkoff said, recounting Putin’s commentsWhat they did – it was the governor that, you know, he was – Tren de Aragua was not too good to him, but I will tell you, they did a number on him,
Trump said
I heard you say that. That's why I like you. That's why I like doing interviews with this guy,
Trump saidIn 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,
he wrote
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,
Trump wrote
I don’t know anything about the artist,
said Howe, who voted for TrumpWe appreciate the President and everyone’s interest in our capitol building and are always looking for any opportunity to improve our visitor experience,
Wieman continued, noting
Thank you to all the dignitaries, staff, donors and visitors who attended and made this a wonderful event
she said in a caption of the portrait on her website, referring to the portrait's unveiling event