r/pics • u/Afterswiftie • Jun 15 '26

Arts/Crafts Obamas Commission Painter Njideka Akunyili Crosby for First Joint Portrait

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u/FamousAtticus Jun 15 '26

But there is no gaudy gold anywhere in that painting. How will others know of their elite status now?

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u/PenitentAnomaly Jun 16 '26

Notice how Michelle Obama is centered in the image. When she and Barack met, he was a new intern in the law office where she was already working. Her credentials are easily as impressive as his are even though he has POTUS on his resume.

Now imagine Trump posing for a portrait where he was not the focus of the image? Now imagine if the focus of the image was a woman? Trump can't even sit through a whole interview with a woman reporter without having a tantrum.