Long before Donald Trump moved into the White House he was known primarily for being a rich blowhard with a wacky comb-over and a tacky sense of taste.
Kevin Williamson of the National Review once called Trump a “ridiculous buffoon with the worst taste since Caligula.”
Trump’s Manhattan penthouse is a testament to tackiness with its gaudy gold decor, Louis XIV furnishings, classically-themed paintings, chandeliers, and golden cherubs.
There was no press photo op when Pres Trump had dinner Sunday in his Trump Tower residence with Japanese PM Abe, but WH Photographer Shealah Craighead snapped this and made it one of her Photos of the Week. pic.twitter.com/rapQ1JcxsX
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 28, 2018
Some feared that Trump’s sense of style would make its way to the White House and, thank god, it hasn’t. But a “60 Minutes” piece on the president that aired on Sunday, October 14, shows Trump has hung a fantasy portrait of himself hanging out with a group fellow Republican presidents.
Trump had this horrific piece commissioned. It’s a fantasy painting of GOP presidents hanging out with him. I feel it’s in need of a caption. Internet, do your thing. pic.twitter.com/4yjdkC2wOt
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) October 15, 2018
The painting has been criticized for being too low-brow for the White House. While others have compared it to a painting of dogs playing poker, or worse, the type of propaganda produced for the leaders of North Korea.
North Korea: 'art that praises the government can feed the soul and replace tons of food' https://t.co/Z5VD4aOnrb pic.twitter.com/92o5wSGnCK
— The Independent (@Independent) May 19, 2014
The painting has also inspired the wonderful people of Twitter to create their own versions of the painting featuring Trump hanging out with autocrats, fellow sexual predators, and, of course, dogs playing poker.
Trump and the team of clowns he surrounds himself with, including: Vladimir Putin, Kanye West, Sean Hannity, and Brett Kavanaugh.
I’ve fixed Trump’s painting... pic.twitter.com/gc2llZB1dL
— Sarah O'Connell (@SarahO_Connell) October 15, 2018
Trump and his fellow Republicans burning in Dante’s Inferno.
I heard rumors of Trump putting up a painting of him drinking with other Republican presidents in the White House. I for one, think its pretty good. pic.twitter.com/qLRa1K84xO
— Faisal (@faisal_al98) October 15, 2018
This one replaced Lincoln with Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
I had a lot of requests to add the #SaudiPrince into my “#Putin” alteration of the Republican Party painting with Trump.
— A Liberal Marine (@USMCLiberal) October 15, 2018
Seeing as how they can no longer claim to be the “Party of Lincoln”—I thought it would be fitting to replace him.
Here you go—#SaudiSanctions pic.twitter.com/ar0kENkfTt
Trump playing poker with a group of fellow sexual predators.
Someone did a fine job of correcting Trump’s painting. pic.twitter.com/APiDqYEZmM
— Rogelio Garcia Lawyer (@LawyerRogelio) October 16, 2018
Trump fitting in perfectly with a group of autocrats, including: Josef Stalin, Fidel Castro, and Adolf Hitler.
The real trump painting. pic.twitter.com/fVd84zLUGM
— Dr.Steve Guest (@DrSteveGuest1) October 16, 2018
How Trump actually sees the world.
Trump commissions second president’s painting … @RNBreakfast @Breakfastnews pic.twitter.com/U3DMDjy4XP
— TrapperJohn84 (@TrapperJohn84) October 15, 2018
Trump playing Pagliacci.
I made a few corrections. #trumppainting pic.twitter.com/B8ybAmFQxn
— Chris Cherry (@ce_cherry) October 15, 2018
Fixed it.
Trump's painting pic.twitter.com/tYMcy8ZDon
— Robert Keough (@Marlowinc) October 16, 2018
A wretched hive of scum and villainy.
In a galaxy far far away #TrumpPainting #republicanclub pic.twitter.com/dJAxRWz9cA
— Chris White (@meophamman) October 15, 2018
Wait ... is Lincoln doing fat lines of blow?
Why Trump is up at 3am in the morning us because doing cocaine in the basement apparently according to what I found in the painting ;) pic.twitter.com/nQTMqVo8bS
— twenty one ufo pilots (@21ufopilots) October 16, 2018