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Tue Aug 12, 2025, 01:51 PM Aug 2025

"Small men hide from history's giants"

___According to reports, President Donald Trump relocated a portrait of former President Barack Obama to a secret corridor within the White House. The Rose Garden has been renovated, and the Oval Office has several gold elements as part of the Republican leader’s ongoing redecoration of the White House. According to CNN, a painting of Obama by artist Robert McCurdy is being displayed at the top of a stairwell in a corner close to the private home, out of sight of guests.

According to CNN, White House etiquette mandates that the pictures of the most recent presidents be displayed prominently in the building’s executive entryway. In this manner, visitors to events and those doing a tour of the White House can see them.

The modification to the portrait did not amuse social media users. “Small men hide from history’s giants,” the press office of California Governor Gavin Newsom posted on X. User X wrote, “So utterly petty,” as well.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/insecure-trump-reportedly-hides-obama-portrait-from-white-house-guests/ar-AA1KhXny


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"Small men hide from history's giants" (Original Post) bigtree Aug 2025 OP
'such a petty man' bigtree Aug 2025 #1
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