‘Insecure baby’: Trump’s Colorado capitol portrait removed after he throws fit
Even some Republicans have called president’s public demand to remove the painting ‘petty’
Donald Trump critics aimed ridicule at the president after he publicly demanded the removal of his portrait at Colorado’s state capitol building, calling it “truly the worst”.
In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump shared an image of the portrait and complained about the painting, saying it was bad and blaming it on Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis – whom the president insulted as being “radically left”.
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