Colorado Portrait Fallout: Artist says Donald Trump's 'deliberately distorted' remark has negatively affected her business | Today news

Artist Sarah Boardman defends herself after President Donald Trump blew her official portrait of him, who was recently removed from the state of Capitol. The painter behind the work says the accusations are not only false – but are now damaging her business. Trump: “Distorted deliberately” and “truly the worst” in a post of March 24 over Truth Social, Trump directly aimed at the portrait: “Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, but the one in Colorado, in the state capital … is deliberately distorted,” he wrote. “The artist also did President Obama, and he looks wonderful, but the one on me is truly the worst,” Trump added, claiming that the artist “should have lost her talent as she got older.” Artist responds: “No purposeful distortion, political bias” In a statement released on Saturday, Boardman denied any intention to distort Trump’s image: “I accurately completed the portrait, without” purposeful distortion, “political prejudice, or any attempt to caricatize the subject, real or implied,” she wrote. ” She also emphasized that the Colorado Capitol Advisory Committee approved the reference photo, reviewed the work that is underway and signed off on the final product. Museum storage has been placed. Negative influence on my business, which is now in danger, which is now in danger … recovered, “she said. Ask for a new portrait already underway, Colorado minority leader Paul Lunden, a Republican, said the Trump portrait should be replaced by one that portrays his contemporary look. “A new commissioning process has not yet begun. Boardman also painted the official portraits of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama for the state capital. (With AP inputs)