Trump's new portrait hangs in Colorado Capitol after he criticized previous one

President Trump's new portrait now hangs in the Colorado capitol after he had criticized the previous one, which was subsequently removed.

The portrait, by Tempe, Ariz., Christian worship artist Vanessa Horabuena, was donated by the White House about a month ago and hung up this week in the state Capitol, according to the Associated Press.

Lois Court, a former state legislator who chairs the Capitol Building Advisory Committee that helps select artwork for the Capitol, decided last week that the portrait would be put on the wall. 

“There was a blank on the wall. It seemed inappropriate. We knew that the White House had sent us this replacement and it simply made sense to put it up,” Court said.

"Thank you to the Highly Talented Artist, Vanessa Horabuena, and the incredible people of Colorado — Now on display in the Colorado State Capitol!" Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday with a photo of the new portrait hanging in the state Capitol.

In March, Trump said that the portrait of him by Colorado Springs artist Sarah Boardman that had been in the state Capitol since 2019 "was purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before.

"The artist also did President Obama, and he looks wonderful, but the one on me is truly the worst," he continued in his Truth Social post at the time. "She must have lost her talent as she got older. In any event, I would much prefer not having a picture than having this one, but many people from Colorado have called and written to complain."

Boardman responded to Trump's criticism, saying, "President Trump is entitled to comment freely, as we all are, but the additional allegations that I 'purposefully distorted' the portrait, and that I 'must have lost my talent as I got older' are now directly and negatively impacting my business of over 41 years, which is now in danger of not recovering."

The day after Trump's complaint, state legislators said that they would remove the portrait, which was done the following day, and it was put into museum storage.