President Donald Trump made it known Sunday night that he is not a fan of the portrait displayed of him in the Colorado state Capitol.

Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to rage about the “distorted” portrait Sunday evening, erroneously claiming it was the doing of the state’s governor Jared Polis. However, it was Republican State Sen. Kevin Grantham who led the charge in commissioning and securing funding for the painting back in 2018.

“Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, but the one in Colorado, in the State Capitol, put up by the Governor, along with all other Presidents, was purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before,” Trump claimed in his post. He provided no evidence to support the idea that the portrait was “purposefully distorted.”

Trump pointed out that the artist was the same who painted a portrait for Barack Obama, which he said looked “wonderful,” before describing the one of him as “truly the worst” and slinging insults at the painter, Sarah A. Boardman.

“She must have lost her talent as she got older. In any event, I would much prefer not having a picture than having this one, but many people from Colorado have called and written to complain. In fact, they are actually angry about it!”

Trump, again, provided no evidence to support his claim that Colorado residents are “angry” about the portrait nor complaining en mass.

Trump then blamed the portrait, which appears to be a fairly straight-forward likeness of the president, on “Radical Left Governor” Polis and demanded it be taken down.

“I am speaking on their behalf to the Radical Left Governor, Jared Polis, who is extremely weak on Crime, in particular with respect to Tren de Aragua, which practically took over Aurora (Don’t worry, we saved it!), to take it down. Jared should be ashamed of himself!”

It is unclear why the president believes the governor was involved with the commissioning of or had an influence on the artistic direction of the painting.

Portrait was commissioned, hung by state Republicans six years ago

Efforts to have the painting commissioned, approved and hung in the hall were led by state Republicans, including Grantham, who used a GoFundMe in 2018 to raise $10,000 for the portrait.

Colorado Senate Republicans hosted an event alongside Boardman in August 2019 to hang the painting, which had been approved by the group. It is unclear why Trump has taken issue with the painting six years after its official unveiling.

Gov. Polis’ office issued a statement shared with USA TODAY Monday morning, saying, “Gov. Polis was surprised to learn the President of the United States is an aficionado of our Colorado State Capitol and its artwork. The State Capitol was completed in 1901, and features Rose Onyx and White Yule Marble mined in Colorado, and includes portraits of former Presidents and former governors. We appreciate the President and everyone’s interest in our capitol building and are always looking for any opportunity to improve our visitor experience.”

USA TODAY has reached out to the Trump administration, Grantham and Boardman for comment.

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