The Narcissist-in-Chief

 

by Pa Rock

Citizen Journalist

The whine is on!

Donald John Trump, a man who literally grew up wallowing in privilege, loves to complain ad nauseam  about how unfairly life treats him.  The starchy old politician is now in a major snit over the way artist Sarah Boardman depicted him in a portrait which is hanging in the Colorado State Capitol next to a portrait of Barack Obama that was painted by the same artist.

Trump regards the painting of himself as unflattering while complaining that the one of Obama looks "wonderful."

(Hey Don, cut the artist some slack.  Consider what she had to work with!)

Trump had apparently just become aware of the painting which has hung in the Colorado State Capitol since 2019.   He described it as "purposefully distorted" and demanded its removal.  The executive committee of the state legislature has acceded to the petulant demand and said that it will be removed.

IMHO the painting looks remarkably like Trump with a couple of glaring exceptions:  his face is somber, containing neither his trademark smirk nor sneer, and his color is somewhat pallid because Ms. Boardman chose to paint him without his makeup, rendering his face substantially less orange.  But Trump should have been happy with the improvements that the artist made to his hair.  It is full and thick, a far cry from the whispy combover that perpetually struggles to stay atop his large, follically challenged head.

Republicans in the Colorado state legislature paid for that painting (the one that is coming down) with a GoFundMe page that generated over $10,000.  They may not have to beg money for its replacement because Illinois Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker has offered to buy the old one.  Pritzker, a real billionaire, would be certain to give the disparaged painting a prominent display space that is worthy of its subject- perhaps in a railroad car on The El, on a restroom wall at O'Hare, or perhaps above a vending machine in a snack bar at the Obama Presidential Library.

Governor Pritzker and Illinois would be sure to show the narcissist-in-chief the respect he so rightly deserves.