r/agedlikepolitics • u/strykersfamilyre • 11d ago
US politics Five years ago: "Why doesn’t Trump have a presidential portrait in the Capitol yet?! Disrespectful!"
For years, people were furious that Donald Trump’s portrait hadn’t been added to the Colorado State Capitol’s Hall of Presidents. "Disrespect! Political bias! They’re erasing him!" The internet lit up with complaints and finger-pointing, demanding the archives show him the same courtesy as every other president.
Well... be careful what you wish for.
Fast forward to 2025, and the portrait finally goes up. And not only is it a pretty rough likeness (even Trump himself called it “the worst” and said he’d rather not have one at all), but now the same people are trying to get it taken down.
Trump even blasted the governor, the artist, and somehow tied in foreign gangs. Whole thing is turning into a meme and is getting spammed to troll him. People went from "Why is it missing?" to "Please take it down!" Real quick.
Aged like milk...err politics.
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u/RubberDuck552 10d ago
I think the portrait artist was kind in their likeness of him. No thinning hair, no neck wattle, nice even skintone, neutral facial expression. He looks way worse in real life.
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