President Donald Trump's new official White House portrait does not feature an American flag in the background. It's the first presidential photo in over 60 years without one. Taken by chief White ...

Trump’s new official portrait lacked two elements his predecessors had in their photographs in recent decades, including an American flag in the background. CNN values your feedback 1.

In 2017, he simply smiled in front of the presidential flag and ornate wall in the background, similar to his early 2025 portrait. Trump says Israel and Iran 'don't know what the f*** they’re ...

The new official portraits of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance hang in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Washington.

Trump’s new official portrait lacked two elements his predecessors had in their photographs in recent decades, including an American flag in the background.

Business Insider. Photos show how ... Unlike most contemporary presidential portraits, the background doesn't include an American flag. President Donald Trump's new official White House portrait does ...

The new portrait eliminates any background, making for a dramatic contrast with Trump’s face. He is lit from the left, casting his right cheek, ear and shoulder into shadow.

Donald Trump has updated his official portrait just months after taking office, in an apparent bid to appear less menacing. The new image, as displayed on the White House’s social media channels ...

"The flag to the right hand of the president has been around since Gerald Ford," Whetstone said. A White House official said that Trump's January portrait was never meant to be permanent.

A White House official said that Trump's January portrait was never meant to be permanent. "The old one was always meant to serve as a placeholder," the official said.

The White House unveiled a new portrait of President Trump this week, replacing the image taken in January that had drawn comparisons to a mugshot.