First look: Trump’s bold new portrait Ousts Obama in White House’s Grand Foyer

A striking new portrait of President Donald Trump hangs in the Grand Foyer of the White House East Wing. The artwork captures a dramatic moment from the campaign trail that quickly became symbolic among his supporters. It replaces the portrait of former President Barack Obama, which has been relocated to the Entrance Hall of the White House State Floor.

The painting unveiled quietly but already sparking conversation online, depicts Trump with a bloodied face and clenched fist seconds after being grazed by a bullet during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. Secret Service agents are seen rushing to protect him while an American flag waves boldly in the background — lending the piece a raw, cinematic intensity.

The image is based on a widely circulated photograph taken by New York Times photographer Doug Mills, who captured the moment Trump raised his fist to the crowd following the incident.

The painting was created by artist Marc Lipp and gifted to the White House by Andrew Pollack, a school safety advocate whose daughter was tragically killed in the 2018 Parkland school shooting. Pollack described the portrait as “a tribute to courage under fire.”

In a statement on social media, White House Deputy Press Secretary Harrison Fields clarified the changes: “Obama remains in the Entrance Hall of the White House State Floor.” According to the New York Post, the former president’s portrait now overlooks President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s iconic Steinway piano.