The Trump-Vance Transition Team just released the official inauguration portraits of Donald Trump and JD Vance. They're sure to send leftists already dreading Trump's return to the White House scurrying for a change of pants.
Well, one portrait will, anyway.
"In just four days, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States and JD Vance as the 50th Vice President of the United States — and their official portraits are here," the team said in a statement.
And man, if you needed evidence that 47 isn't messing around, this is it. This portrait is as based as you'll ever see.
Trump's official portrait goes HARD. pic.twitter.com/XY7s3NxmVP
— Rusty (@Rusty_Weiss) January 16, 2025
Just look at that thing. Trump should coin the look "red steel."
We have to give Vance his due as well. Considering we're transitioning away from a yellow bus, Venn diagram, coconut tree-obsessed master of the word salad, it's nice to see an actual adult heading to the role of Veep.
Vance, much as he is viewed in the grander scheme of things, comes off in his official portrait as slightly less rough around the edges. Can't wait to see what his presidential portrait looks like in 2028.
JD Vance's official portrait. pic.twitter.com/8YJuhfhEZn
— Rusty (@Rusty_Weiss) January 16, 2025
Now, we'd be remiss if we didn't mention that Trump's official portrait bears an uncanny resemblance to the pose in his infamous mugshot a little over a year ago.
What's impressive is that, at the time of the mugshot, Democrats genuinely thought they had the man down. He was going to prison, and there was no longer any fear of Trump in the White House.
Here we are less than 18 months later, and Trump has the same look on his face. Only this time, it's others who should be fretting about prison time while Democrats wonder if they'll ever hold the White House again.
That mugshot, by the way, is one of two photos that ultimately helped define Trump's resilience and propel him to a second term. The other, of course, being the image of him standing up and shouting "Fight!" after the Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt in July.
It's incredible the difference in vibes coming from Trump's official inauguration portrait compared to the famous official painting of Obama sitting in a chair, arms crossed, in front of hedges for some unknown reason.
Barack Obama's portrait was just revealed, too. Kehinde Wiley is the artist. pic.twitter.com/BwGqRZCWsV
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) February 12, 2018
It's almost certain that if you showed Trump's portrait to the Obama portrait, Barack and his little chair would start fading back into the bushes, Homer Simpson-style.
The newly released portrait of Trump goes hard. No doubt about it. It's right on par with another portrait by artist Scott LoBaido.
LoBaido generated a speed painting at the Madison Square Garden rally weeks before the election that had the crowd astonished. Watch it to the end. You won't regret it.
🚨Artist and Free Speech activist @ScottLoBaido paints #Live at the NY Trump Rally in Nassau pic.twitter.com/74Uq6rFq4k
— Mark Naughton (@MarkNaughton9) September 18, 2024
The serious demeanor captured in the newest official portrait reflects Trump's readiness to tackle the challenges of his second term. It's going to be no easy task trying to fix everything that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris broke over the past four years.
But the look on his face indicates he's ready to roll up his sleeves and Make America Great Again.
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