Benedict Smith

3 days ago | smh.com.au | Benedict Smith

By Benedict Smith June 3, 2025 — 11.55am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. 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, casts Mr Trump in a warmer light and softens his expression from his first portrait in a break from presidential tradition.

4 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Benedict Smith

It's not the first time the president has sought to remove an unflattering portrait. Colorado removed the portrait of Mr Trump hanging in its state capitol in March when the president complained about its appearance and called on Governor Jared Polis to "take it down". That painting was by Sarah Boardman, a British artist, who after being commissioned for the piece in 2018 described it as showing the president with a "serious, thoughtful, non-confontational" expression.

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Benedict Smith

At her meeting with Ms Wiles, Wintour claimed that fashion was "already one of the most heavily tariffed industries in the US", and argued further duties would place it at a "disproportionate advantage". It is unclear whether the first lady was at the White House during Wintour's visit, but by and large her stays in Washington DC have been brief in favour of her homes at Trump Tower in New York or Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.

1 week ago | msn.com | Benedict Smith

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1 week ago | msn.com | Benedict Smith

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