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White House portraits of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush moved from prominent space to rarely used room
CNN ^ | July 17, 2020 | Jeff Zeleny and Kevin Liptak,

Posted on 07/17/2020 5:00:01 PM PDT by Rennes Templar

WASHINGTON (CNN) The official portraits of former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were removed from the Grand Foyer of the White House within the last week, aides told CNN, and replaced by those of two Republican presidents who served more than a century ago.

White House tradition calls for portraits of the most recent American presidents to be given the most prominent placement, in the entrance of the executive mansion, visible to guests during official events.

That was the case through at least July 8, when President Donald Trump welcomed Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The two stood in the Cross Hall of the White House and made remarks, with the portraits of Clinton and Bush essentially looking on as they had been throughout Trump's first term.

But in the days after after that, the Clinton and Bush portraits were moved into the Old Family Dining Room, a small, rarely used room that is not seen by most visitors.

That places the paintings well outside of Trump's vantage point in the White House. In their previous location, the pictures would have been seen daily as Trump descends the staircase from his third floor private residence or when he hosts events on the state floor of the White House. Now, they hang in a space used mainly for storing unused tablecloths and furniture.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; clinton; clintonnonnews; cnn; jeffzeleny; kevinliptak; personanongrata; portraits; sowhat; whoops
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To: Rennes Templar

Relegated to the cloakroom of history.


121 posted on 07/17/2020 8:01:23 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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To: Rennes Templar

A recycling bin would be good.


122 posted on 07/17/2020 8:17:45 PM PDT by Arcadian Empire
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To: Thank You Rush

Obama refused to have his painting hung because he would have to face Trump during the ceremony. He said he will wait until PDJT leaves.


123 posted on 07/17/2020 8:58:08 PM PDT by tinamina
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To: Rennes Templar

Should have just cut them into strips and put them in the visitors restroom; a little rough, but you could still wipe your ass with them, should have included OBUNGHOLES portrait also.

Tell all the Greenies it’s to save a tree.


124 posted on 07/17/2020 9:09:32 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: Veggie Todd

Yeah, well if anything would tighten your sphincter that would do it.

You wouldn’t be able to piss or crap for a month, talk about BAD CONSTIPATION!


125 posted on 07/17/2020 9:13:08 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: Rennes Templar

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-05-19/obama-to-skip-presidential-portrait-unveiling-at-the-white-house

Obama portraits


126 posted on 07/17/2020 9:23:01 PM PDT by tinamina
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To: Rennes Templar
Replaced with...


127 posted on 07/17/2020 10:06:21 PM PDT by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: bitt

Hopefully they shipped it to kenya where it belongs


128 posted on 07/17/2020 10:09:39 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: McGavin999
Clinton’s should have been placed in a public bathroom

We don’t want to desecrate public bathrooms. 😁🤗

129 posted on 07/17/2020 10:14:02 PM PDT by Mark17 (Father of a US Air Force commissioned officer, and trained Air Force combat pilot. USAF RULES)
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To: Rennes Templar

I would have donated them to Good Will


130 posted on 07/17/2020 10:24:46 PM PDT by HP8753 (Live Free!!!! .............or don't.)
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To: Rennes Templar

Is Obama’s’ self-indulegent ChiCom art hanging in a sh@TTer somewhere?


131 posted on 07/18/2020 1:02:31 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
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To: Rennes Templar

[ White House portraits of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush moved from prominent space to rarely used room ]

No space in the toilettes pour hommes?


132 posted on 07/18/2020 1:14:00 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Rennes Templar

Was OBAMA a pic the one where he is taking a dump in the ivy?? HORRIBLE PICTURE!


133 posted on 07/18/2020 4:03:03 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy
No, that's the one in the Smithsonian. In caps for the several who had inquired but not read the thread yet

OBAMA'S OFFICIAL PORTRAIT WILL NOT HANG IN THE WH UNTIL TRUMP IS OUT OF OFFICE.

134 posted on 07/18/2020 5:44:04 AM PDT by Moonlighter
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To: Rennes Templar

Good remove anything obama and chewbacca


135 posted on 07/18/2020 5:44:54 AM PDT by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: tinamina

Did he really? Maybe by that time, we can have HIM hung!! Wouldn’t that be nice?


136 posted on 07/18/2020 6:51:01 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Moonlighter

Someone else said that he refused to have it hung because he’d have to look at the president during the ceremony. I never heard that. I say - we hang him instead....What a small, small person and to think there were people in this country stupid enough to keep him in office for 8 years. SICK! Now they’re lining up to vote for the one without a brain!


137 posted on 07/18/2020 6:53:37 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Rennes Templar

Since they are now brothers from another mother, they can keep each other company in the “rarely used room.”


138 posted on 07/18/2020 7:10:53 AM PDT by Let's Roll ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn Rand)
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To: Rennes Templar

Bwahahahaha.

Bush to the Gents Room.

Clinton to the Pantry.


139 posted on 07/18/2020 7:30:01 AM PDT by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
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To: Rennes Templar

Bwahahahaaaa...


140 posted on 07/18/2020 7:31:26 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = USSR; Journ0List + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey)
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