Benny Johnson has posted a video from the White House showing that Barack Obama’s official presidential portrait has been banished from its traditional place of honor in the prominent Grand Foyer near the entrance, where visitors on public tours would normally see it, to a high, out-of-the-way spot on the Grand Staircase leading to the president’s private residence.
That landing is strictly off-limits to the general public and is seen only by the First Family, the Secret Service, and a handful of staff.
In other words, Obama’s portrait is now basically in storage, like trash.
Johnson posted the hilarious video on X, captioning it, “Funniest thing what Trump has done with Barack Obama’s portrait, check this out.”
In the clip, Johnson pans the camera up to the now-hidden painting and zooms in to drive home just how far out of sight it is.
WATCH:
Y’all have to see what Trump has done with the Obama portrait at the White House …
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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 17, 2026
President Donald Trump didn’t just move Obama’s portrait; he replaced it in the prime spot with a powerful image of himself raising his fist in defiance right after the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
George W. Bush’s portrait was also bumped out of the main display area in the reshuffle.
The Obama portrait, painted by artist Robert McCurdy, had been in the high-visibility location under Biden.
This isn’t the first time Trump has used White House decor to send a message.
In September, President Trump unveiled a new “Presidential Walk of Fame” along the colonnade outside the West Wing. It features gold-framed portraits of every previous U.S. president, except one.
Instead of a portrait of Joe Biden, the spot contains a framed photo of an autopen (the mechanical signature machine presidents use for mass-signing documents) signing Biden’s name.
In December, Trump went further by adding custom bronze plaques beneath every portrait (including the autopen).
The White House has unveiled a portrait of Biden’s autopen on the “Presidential Walk of Fame.”
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— AF Post (@AFpost) September 24, 2025
Biden’s plaque calls him “Sleepy Joe Biden,” labels him “by far, the worst President in American History,” accuses him of winning via “the most corrupt Election ever seen,” and lists a string of disasters during his term.
Obama’s plaque calls him “one of the most divisive political figures in American History” and criticizes his policies.
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