The president plans to host a White House ceremony later this year for the unveiling of former President Barack Obama’s official portrait, say sources familiar with discussions.
has already begun participating in the customary process so his official portrait can eventually hang alongside his predecessors, according to an aide and others familiar with the discussions.
Given the bitter tensions between Obama and Trump, neither had any interest in appearing together at a usually harmonious event. Trump and his wife, Melania, recently began discussions with the White House Historical Association, which commissions the presidential portraits, about their pictures. That process can take up to four years. The Trumps also have been in discussions with the National Portrait Gallery since the November election to sit for portraits that will become part of the museum’s “America’s Presidents” exhibit.
The White House Historical Association secures a contract with the artist, who remains anonymous until the unveiling, and pays the artist a fee. Once Obama’s portrait is unveiled, it’s expected to be hung in that prime spot alongside the one of Bush, while Clinton’s would be moved elsewhere.
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