From US News,
Former President Barack Obama will forgo the unveiling of his presidential portrait in the White House as President Donald Trump ramps up attacks on his record.
It is a long-held White House tradition that a first-term president hosts a ceremony to unveil the official portrait of his immediate predecessor that will hang in the building. However, people familiar with the matter told NBC News that Obama will skip the unveiling of his portrait.
“...It is a long-held White House tradition that a first-term president hosts a ceremony to unveil the official portrait of his immediate predecessor that will hang in the building. However, people familiar with the matter told NBC News that Obama will skip the unveiling of his portrait.”
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Hmmm.. Obama makes one of his patented “smartest-guy-in-the-world” moves and says he “will skip the unveiling of his portrait”.
It’s President Trump’s turn and he says “there will be NO UNVEILING OF THE PORTRAIT —— CHECKMATE!”.