# Now that the Obamas finally have had their portraits unveiled, who should paint Trump's? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [September 8, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215 "2022-09-08T12:47:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/81 "2022-11-11T22:54:27Z")
Unclear if that is exiting or entering. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/82 "2022-11-11T23:48:57Z")
If it was entering, TFG’s head would already be inside, not outside. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/83 "2022-11-12T15:22:46Z")
> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#): > > incorporating elephant dung Along those lines, I remember an artist who became somewhat recognizable in the early 2000s or so because his method of painting, which involved spraying out various colors of paint from his…_backside_…onto a large canvas. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2022, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/84 "2022-11-14T09:12:57Z")
It’s unfortunate that H.R. Giger passed away a decade ago, or I’d recommend him for this job. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/85 "2022-11-15T15:33:25Z")
The idea of a Giger-esque “biomechanical” Trump is pretty damned scary > **[Review: ‘Scorn’ is an atmospheric and unsettling ode to H.R. Giger](https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/10/14/review-scorn-is-an-atmospheric-and-unsettling-ode-to-h-r-giger/)** > > With ‘Scorn,’ Ebb Software’s homage to ‘biomechanical’ artist H.R. Giger, you are immersed in a world you may have second thoughts about visiting. > **[And YOU thought the BRITISH had bad TEETH take a look at Donald Trumps...](https://restorativedentistry.org/2017/12/08/and-you-thought-the-british-had-bad-teeth-take-a-look-at-donald-trumps-hilarious-dentistry/)** > ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/86 "2022-11-15T15:37:38Z")
Here’s another > **[r/AIGeneratedArt - donald trump h.r. giger v2 (nightcafe)](https://www.reddit.com/r/AIGeneratedArt/comments/wxcvqr/donald_trump_hr_giger_v2_nightcafe/)** > > 2 votes and 0 comments so far on Reddit Eerily, there are a lot of others out there I can’t link to. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/87 "2023-06-10T02:12:23Z")
Leaders in love [![](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ll414/mdfoulger/SmartSelect_20230609_221027_Discord.jpg) ](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ll414/mdfoulger/SmartSelect_20230609_221027_Discord.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/88 "2023-06-10T02:33:40Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > No need to paint – when the time comes, just print a jumbo-sized copy of his mug shot. I see the joke I had in mind has already been taken. Oh well. Still works. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/89 "2023-06-10T02:48:34Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > No need to paint – when the time comes, just print a jumbo-sized copy of his mug shot. - It’s already happening in the best possible way. Just one of numerous versions. [![](https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/Hae517482450942b580796e8d5b45a2b9I/Donald-Trump-Prison-Mugshot-Moron-45-Ceramic-Mugs-Coffee-Cups-Milk-Tea-Mug-Trump-Anti-Trump.jpg) ](https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/Hae517482450942b580796e8d5b45a2b9I/Donald-Trump-Prison-Mugshot-Moron-45-Ceramic-Mugs-Coffee-Cups-Milk-Tea-Mug-Trump-Anti-Trump.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/90 "2023-06-10T05:15:57Z")
Just frame a big blowup of one of Tom Toles’s photorealistic trump depictions. ---
**Author:** ![Dandan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/91 "2023-06-10T12:22:25Z")
I’ve always imagined that large residential corrections resorts were likely to hold at least one budding artist. Perhaps the only goal was to pass time through sketching, but I think the room-mate at trump’s final stop should have the honor - crayon on newsprint, which has been sourced from unsold Washington Times returns. Dan ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/92 "2023-06-10T12:43:59Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > Trump posted a picture of himself as Rocky. Actually, this might be the best answer. Seriously. Biden has gotten himself into a bit of a bind here, in that his brand appears to be “restore normal Presidential behavior” which doesn’t, happily, call for him to show any particular deference to his predecessor, except for this ceremony. So a ridiculous portrait showing what Trump thinks of himself, which he himself has already posted, shows a certain amount of deference coupled with a certain amount of mockery. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/93 "2023-06-10T12:51:31Z")
The beauty is also that the MAGAts would be thrilled. Then, one day, if American politics returns to sanity\*, they’ll see the picture and, just maybe, all at once realize: oh…it _was_ a stupid cult. I guess I _was_ denying reality to prop up the narcissism of a grifter. \* Let’s say “sane” by the standard of most world democracies. I’m not expecting miracles. ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/94 "2023-06-10T13:39:33Z")
Besides (to paraphrase LBJ) I’d like to hear the sumbitch object to the portrait, on the grounds that it’s undignified, inaccurate, garish… ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/95 "2023-06-10T14:05:33Z")
Now I am thinking about when Marge painted Mr. Burns… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zI-O3woX2UQ/hqdefault.jpg "The Simpsons S02E18 - Marge Paints Mr Burns Naked | Check Description ⬇️") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI-O3woX2UQ) ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/96 "2023-06-10T15:53:06Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > I see the joke I had in mind has already been taken. Oh well. Still works. In view of later developments, another option might be an electronic display that cycles through his various NFT self-images. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/97 "2023-06-10T16:08:13Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > In view of later developments, another option might be an electronic display that cycles through his various NFT self-images. I’d been trying to come up with a way to incorporate those, but never got to one good enough to post. Your idea is _much_ better than mine. Thank you! Here’s another idea. While he’s alive, display a live feed from the security camera in the ceiling of his cell. Once he’s dead, just leave the recoded feed playing on endless loop. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/98 "2023-06-10T17:11:10Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I’d been trying to come up with a way to incorporate those, but never got to one good enough to post. > > Your idea is _much_ better than mine. Thank you! Mugshots have got to be in the public domain, right? There’s nothing that says we couldn’t make our own NFT consisting entirely of his mugshot, right? ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/99 "2023-06-10T19:43:18Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > It’s unfortunate that H.R. Giger passed away a decade ago, or I’d recommend him for this job. Going along with the “but he’s dead” theme, I nominate Howard Finster. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/100 "2023-06-10T19:54:12Z")
I’m thinking courtroom sketch artist myself. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215.md?page=6)