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White House portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama will not be unveiled until Donald Trump leaves office because of the two president's bitter clashes
Barack Obama will not return to the White House to unveil his presidential portrait while Donald Trump is still in office
Both the current and former president have no interest in participating in the long-held tradition as the public war-of-words between the two heightened
Since the 1970s, the previous president and first lady will return to the White House during their successor's first term for a ceremony to unveil the portraits
If Trump wins a second term, the Obamas portraits may not be painted and hung in the White House until 2025
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By Katelyn Caralle, U.s. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 08:41 EDT, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 12:04 EDT, 19 May 2020
Barack and Michelle Obama's presidential and first lady portraits will not be unveiled and hung in the White House until Donald Trump is out of office, a Tuesday morning report revealed.
The long-held tradition of current presidents attending the unveiling ceremony of the portraits of their predecessors and their wives during their first term will be skipped during this presidency due to the bitter feud between Trump and Obama, people familiar with the matter told NBC News.
If Trump wins a second term in November, Obama may have to wait until 2025 to have his portrait revealed and displayed in the White House among every U.S. president before him.
Obama, people familiar with the matter said, has no interest in participating in the post-presidency tradition as long as Trump is in office – and Trump has no qualms with snubbing a presidential custom.
The tradition of previous presidents returning to the White House to meet with their successor to unveil their portraits seems to span back to the 1970s, and has provided some rare moments of praise and bipartisanship even for those who have issued harsh criticism of each other or ousted the other from office in sour races.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8335929/WH-portraits-Obamas-not-unveiled-Trump-leaves-office-clashes.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8335929/WH-portraits-Obamas-not-unveiled-Trump-leaves-office-clashes.html)
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I am sure Trump is all broke up... 8888crybaby
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(https://guardianlv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/obama-umbrella-545.jpg)
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It's also been reported that Obama doesn't want any part of this and POTUS is accommodating Sparky's feelings.
Obama, people familiar with the matter said, has no interest in participating in the post-presidency tradition as long as Trump is in office – and Trump has no qualms with snubbing a presidential custom.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8335929/WH-portraits-Obamas-not-unveiled-Trump-leaves-office-clashes.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8335929/WH-portraits-Obamas-not-unveiled-Trump-leaves-office-clashes.html)
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I am sure Trump is all broke up... 8888crybaby
(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/19/15/28574158-8335929-The_Obamas_unveiled_their_portraits_for_the_National_Portrait_Ga-a-1_1589899093839.jpg)
These portraits are for the National Portrait Gallery ... the official WH portraits will be unveiled in 2025. 888blackhat
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I am sure Trump is all broke up... 8888crybaby
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Who is that woman in the portrait on the right? Can’t be of Michelle, the model’s attractive.
Btw, looks like Michelle got tangled up in the curtains. What the heck is she wearing?
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These portraits are for the National Portrait Gallery ... the official WH portraits will be unveiled in 2025. 888blackhat
Yes, I know..they came with the story...lol
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Who is that woman in the portrait on the right? Can’t be of Michelle, the model’s attractive.
Btw, looks like Michelle got tangled up in the curtains. What the heck is she wearing?
"Traditional African Garb." Lacking in color, though. Most of her outfits looked like they were tie-dyed.
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"Traditional African Garb." Lacking in color, though. Most of her outfits looked like they were tie-dyed.
No, I was referring to the actual Michelle in the deep blue dress, that looks for all the world like a fitting gone wrong.
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Obama looks right. He looks like an insecure third grader sitting on the edge of his seat which is a correct representation.
The painting that is supposed to be Michelle is unrecognizable. That woman, whoever she is, is not only not Michelle, she is not even related to Michelle as a sister or a cousin. Total stranger.
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The painting that is supposed to be Michelle is unrecognizable. That woman, whoever she is, is she not only not Michelle, she is not even related to Michelle as a sister or a cousin. Total stranger.
To be fair, the artist was trying to draw Mike as a female.
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If Cruz wins in 2024, him and Heidi ain't gonna want you there, either.
So it's looking like maybe 2032 before someone let's you back in, you Islamic pig.
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I am sure Trump is all broke up... 8888crybaby
(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/19/15/28574158-8335929-The_Obamas_unveiled_their_portraits_for_the_National_Portrait_Ga-a-1_1589899093839.jpg)
Barack’s portrait reminds me of a Stephen King short story named ‘Weeds’.
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Btw, looks like Michelle got tangled up in the curtains. What the heck is she wearing?
She saw it in the window and just couldn't resist it!
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x380nyj (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x380nyj)
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Cheer up, everybody! At least the model isn't wearing that disgusting gold gown with the split up to the crotch with the addition of those inimitable thigh-high gold lame' boots. ugh. :amen:
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Cheer up, everybody! At least the model isn't wearing that disgusting gold gown with the split up to the crotch with the addition of those inimitable thigh-high gold lame' boots. ugh. :amen:
Some years ago, I was in DC and toured parts of the Smithsonian, including an exhibit of First Lady gowns. Some go back to the 1800s. All were very beautiful and tasteful -- till I got to one worn by Michelle. Looked like a burlap sack with some sequins. Now I'm no fashion plate, but this woman's taste in clothes is atrocious.
I will say Mrs. Trump has restored class and taste to First Lady fashion and the White House in general.
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Cheer up, everybody! At least the model isn't wearing that disgusting gold gown with the split up to the crotch with the addition of those inimitable thigh-high gold lame' boots. ugh. :amen:
This one @conservativevoter ??? :laugh:
(https://i.insider.com/5c1bb6ed01c0ea0d7b08eba4?width=750&format=jpeg&auto=webp)
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This one @conservativevoter ??? :laugh:
(https://i.insider.com/5c1bb6ed01c0ea0d7b08eba4?width=750&format=jpeg&auto=webp)
Oh, geez I just finished my early dinner. :3: Thanks @Right_in_Virginia LOL
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Oh, geez I just finished my early dinner. :3: Thanks @Right_in_Virginia LOL
Sorry @Applewood ... BTW, doesn't it look like Sarah Jessica is saying "please don't hurt me"? :laugh:
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A Petty Barack Obama Refuses to Participate in Unveiling of Official White House Portrait
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2020/05/19/a-petty-barack-obama-refuses-to-participate-in-unveiling-of-official-white-house-portrait-n406965
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Some years ago, I was in DC and toured parts of the Smithsonian, including an exhibit of First Lady gowns. Some go back to the 1800s. All were very beautiful and tasteful -- till I got to one worn by Michelle. Looked like a burlap sack with some sequins. Now I'm no fashion plate, but this woman's taste in clothes is atrocious.
I will say Mrs. Trump has restored class and taste to First Lady fashion and the White House in general.
Folks are still wondering what the heck this ensemble was about :laugh:
(https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190826135005-02-michelle-obama-isabel-toledo.jpg)
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Sorry @Applewood ... BTW, doesn't it look like Sarah Jessica is saying "please don't hurt me"? :laugh:
@Right_in_Virginia
:silly:
Michelle does look like a WWE wrestler, doesn't she?
We are so mean. LOL
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Folks are still wondering what the heck this ensemble was about :laugh:
(https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190826135005-02-michelle-obama-isabel-toledo.jpg)
@Right_in_Virginia
She must really love yellow. Remember that hideous yellow curtain behind her husband when he was yapping from the White House? Haven't seen that curtain since the Obamas moved out. Maybe Michelle used the material to make another outfit.
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This one @conservativevoter ??? :laugh:
(https://i.insider.com/5c1bb6ed01c0ea0d7b08eba4?width=750&format=jpeg&auto=webp)
That has always been Michelle Obama's achilles heel. Whenever he/she is photographed around real women the contrast is always incredible. Seen it dozens of times. Michelle could eat that woman as a snack for lunch.
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Not anywhere close to what OhBummer! deserves, but spying on political opponents and attempts to overturn an election via false accusations have consequences. Obama can play victim if he wants, but I think his playacting is likely to be panned in November.
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Folks are still wondering what the heck this ensemble was about :laugh:
(https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190826135005-02-michelle-obama-isabel-toledo.jpg)
That was the only decent outfit she ever wore.
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@Right_in_Virginia
She must really love yellow. Remember that hideous yellow curtain behind her husband when he was yapping from the White House? Haven't seen that curtain since the Obamas moved out. Maybe Michelle used the material to make another outfit.
Doubt it. Most of her fabric choices look like fugitives from an upholstery shop.
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Doubt it. Most of her fabric choices look like fugitives from an upholstery shop.
You can take the girl out of the ghetto, but you can’t take the ghetto out of the girl.
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That was the only decent outfit she ever wore.
One thing I thought of is that it may have been inadequate for the weather. Guessing the pic was taken at the inauguration -- January -- freezing cold in DC. Her husband and the other men are wearing topcoats. Where is hers? That yellow thing is not a topcoat.
Maye it's just me. but I dress for the weather to be comfortable, not to be fashionable.
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Obama’s petty refusal to attend traditional unveiling of official White House portrait by Trump cheered by left
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/05/20/obamas-petty-refusal-to-attend-traditional-unveiling-of-official-white-house-portrait-by-trump-cheered-by-left-923184 (https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/05/20/obamas-petty-refusal-to-attend-traditional-unveiling-of-official-white-house-portrait-by-trump-cheered-by-left-923184)
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Obama’s petty refusal to attend traditional unveiling of official White House portrait by Trump cheered by left
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/05/20/obamas-petty-refusal-to-attend-traditional-unveiling-of-official-white-house-portrait-by-trump-cheered-by-left-923184 (https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/05/20/obamas-petty-refusal-to-attend-traditional-unveiling-of-official-white-house-portrait-by-trump-cheered-by-left-923184)
There's at least one thread on DU that claims Trump is refusing to unveil the portraits and that this proves Trump is a racist. :silly: DU-folk can be relied on to get facts wrong much of the time. :tongue2:
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I'm sure I gotta be wrong but all the portraits, Christmas "Holiday" cards, etc, that I can recall - are all absent of anything patriotic.
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I'm sure I gotta be wrong but all the portraits, Christmas "Holiday" cards, etc, that I can recall - are all absent of anything patriotic.
Bet those cards were devoid of anything religious too.
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Obama’s petty refusal to attend traditional unveiling of official White House portrait by Trump cheered by left
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/05/20/obamas-petty-refusal-to-attend-traditional-unveiling-of-official-white-house-portrait-by-trump-cheered-by-left-923184 (https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/05/20/obamas-petty-refusal-to-attend-traditional-unveiling-of-official-white-house-portrait-by-trump-cheered-by-left-923184)
The left thinks this will upset Trump.
I may be wrong but I'd guess he'll lock these gawdawful eyesores into a dark dusty closet and walk away completely unperturbed.
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Bet those cards were devoid of anything religious too.
Yes, because doing that would be a supreme insult to her husband’s birth religion. For eight years Obama acted as the Islamic world’s president rather than a president of a (religiously tolerant) Judeo Christian nation.
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The left thinks this will upset Trump.
I may be wrong but I'd guess he'll lock these gawdawful eyesores into a dark dusty closet and walk away completely unperturbed.
They aren't even painted yet, AFAIK. :shrug:
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They aren't even painted yet, AFAIK. :shrug:
My faith in high American culture is somewhat restored.
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Maye it's just me. but I dress for the weather to be comfortable, not to be fashionable.
Poor Michelle started the day with two strikes. :laugh:
BTW, I've been asking for ten years .... what are the pea green triangles dangling on the front of the dress. Any ideas @Applewood
(https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190826135005-02-michelle-obama-isabel-toledo.jpg)
BTW, this photo pointing-up doesn't capture the bling on the outfit.
This one does pointing-down
(https://cdnph.upi.com/pv/upi/518938770748dbe1d00bdc4d1439c877/UPI-POY-2009-Inauguration.jpg)
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The green on the front of her dress appears to be an early Boob Belt. :shrug:
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BTW, I've been asking for ten years .... what are the pea green triangles dangling on the front of the dress. Any ideas
Kevlar panels?