All the president’s men: artist ‘astounded’ to see his Donald Trump painting hung in the White House
The artwork, which depicts Trump alongside past Republican presidents, was spotted during a 60 Minutes broadcast
The artist who painted a kitsch picture of Donald Trump grinning at a table with past Republican presidents including Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan and both Bushes said he is “astounded” that it’s now hanging in the White House – but that he’s “rooting for” Trump.
Andy Thomas, a self-taught artist based in Carthage, Missouri, even admitted that he depicted Trump as slimmer than he is in real life.
“I do that with everyone, even self-portraits – it’s a feel-good painting and I make them as good looking as I can,” he said.
Thomas knew Trump had received the painting as a gift – from a Republican congressman who was already a fan of the artist – because the president had recently called him to congratulate him.
But he only found out the painting had been hung in the White House – close to the Oval Office – when it popped up as a backdrop during a TV interview broadcast on Sunday evening.
Eagle-eyed social media users spotted the unexpected item on the wall of the presidential dining room.