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.
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Relegated to the cloakroom of history.
A recycling bin would be good.
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.
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.
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!
Obama portraits
Hopefully they shipped it to kenya where it belongs
We don’t want to desecrate public bathrooms. 😁🤗
I would have donated them to Good Will
Is Obama’s’ self-indulegent ChiCom art hanging in a sh@TTer somewhere?
[ 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?
Was OBAMA a pic the one where he is taking a dump in the ivy?? HORRIBLE PICTURE!
OBAMA'S OFFICIAL PORTRAIT WILL NOT HANG IN THE WH UNTIL TRUMP IS OUT OF OFFICE.
Good remove anything obama and chewbacca
Did he really? Maybe by that time, we can have HIM hung!! Wouldn’t that be nice?
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!
Since they are now brothers from another mother, they can keep each other company in the “rarely used room.”
Bwahahahaha.
Bush to the Gents Room.
Clinton to the Pantry.
Bwahahahaaaa...
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