White House moves Obama Portrait for Painting depicting President Trump Assassination attempt

Monday, April 14, 2025
White House moves Obama Portrait for Painting depicting President Trump Assassination attempt

A portrait of President Trump that depicts him raising his fist immediately following the attempt on his life last summer is replacing an image of former President Obama in a prominent spot inside the White House.

Dan Scavino, the White House deputy chief of staff, posted side-by-side photos on X of the Trump artwork replacing the Obama painting on Friday. 

The painting of president Trump shows him bloodied with an American flag waving behind him after he survived the assassination attempt last July. A White House spokesperson didn’t immediately return a request for comment about the artist behind the painting.

The image of Trump appeared to take the place of a portrait of Obama that was unveiled at the White House in 2022. The portrait by Robert McCurdy shows the former president sporting a black suit and gray tie in front of a white background. 

Harrison Fields, a White House spokesperson said in a post on the social platform X on Friday that the Obama artwork “remains in the Entrance Hall of the White House State Floor.” The portrait of the 44th president appeared to be placed in the spot where a painting of former President George W. Bush previously hung.

It’s not unusual for the presidential portraits at the White House to be rearranged after a new commander in chief enters the Oval Office.