Why The Obamas’ Portraits Are Only Being Revealed At The White House Now – The HuffPost

MANDEL NGAN / AFP Former US president Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama take part in the unveiling of the their official White House portraits in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on September 7, 2022. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP ) MANDEL NGAN / AFP Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama unveil their portraits which will hang on the walls of the White House, September 7, 2022. UNITED STATES – Joe Biden is reviving a tradition abandoned by Donald Trump. This Wednesday, September 7, the President of the United States invited Barack and Michelle Obama to the White House for the ceremony unveiling their portraits which will be hung on the walls of the American presidential residence. “I’m glad to be back,” Barack Obama told members of the administration. “I want to thank Sharon Sprung [qui a peint le portrait de Michelle Obama] for capturing everything I love about Michelle: her grace, her intelligence, and the fact that she’s hot,” he continued to applause. “I want to thank Robert McCurdy [qui a fait son portrait] for dealing with a much more difficult subject,” he joked. Former President Barack Obama thanks the artist of Michelle Obama’s White House portrait, saying it captures “every… https://t.co/gd9EMnt2O7 — CBS News (@CBSNews) View tweet After a brief speech by President Biden, Barack and Michelle Obama stepped up to the front of the East Room of the… https://t.co/n9cCFTEjca — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) View tweet The Obama portraits unveiled: https://t.co/PTWUQelpnu — Eugene Daniels (@EugeneDaniels2) See tweet “When future generations walk down these halls and look at these portraits, I hope they truly feel who Michelle and I were. I hope they leave with the deep certainty that if we have been able to get there, maybe they can too, “said Barack Obama more seriously. A role model for young people His wife Michelle shared the same message. “If we can find each other on the walls from the most famous address in the world…it’s so important nt for every young person who doubts themselves to believe that they can too,” she told the audience. Former First Lady Michelle Obama gives powerful remarks at the White House portrait unveiling: “If the two of us c… https://t.co/l89cMha6WE — The Recount (@therecount) View tweet Artists Sharon Sprung and Robert McCurdy have were chosen especially by the couple to make these two portraits. The paintings took between 12 and 18 months to be completed. While the Obamas were warmly welcomed by the Biden couple – Joe Biden was Barack’s vice president for eight years Obama – it was theoretically up to Donald Trump to organize the event during his first term. The billionaire did not wish to continue the tradition. The ceremony for Trump not yet fixed It must be said that the animosity between the two men was big, with Trump accusing Obama of spying on him and casting doubt on his whereabouts. Obama himself was not interested in such an event with Trump, according to Business Insider. This refusal on the part of Donald Trump was a first era for 40 years. Usually, presidents of all political stripes would invite their predecessor to officially unveil the portraits. Barack Obama, for example, organized a ceremony for Republican George W. Bush and his wife Laura in 2012, because “the presidency transcends differences”, he justified at the time. For the moment, no date has been announced for the portraits of Donald Trump and Melania. On Tuesday, government spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre explained that the decision fell to the White House Historical Association, which “manages the process on the official portraits of presidents and their wives”. According to CNN, the association is in the “early stages” of creating the paintings for the Trump couple. See also also on the Huffpost: Viola Davis reveals herself as Michelle Obama in the trailer for “The First Lady” You cannot view this content because you have refused the cookies associated with third-party content. If you want to view this content, you can change your choices.