IN JEOPARDY

Artist Behind Trump’s ‘Worst’ Portrait Says Her Business Is Ruined

Sarah Boardman said feedback of her Donald Trump portrait was “overwhelmingly positive”—until the president blasted her work.

The artist behind President Donald Trump’s least-favorite portrait has broken her silence after he flamed her work in a Truth Social rant. Sarah Boardman, a Colorado-based artist, said the state commissioned her to paint Trump’s official portrait for the Denver State Capitol Gallery of Presidents. “I completed the portrait accurately, without ‘purposeful distortion,’ political bias, or any attempt to caricature the subject, actual or implied,” she said in a statement. “For the six years that the portrait hung in the Colorado State Capitol Building Rotunda, I received overwhelmingly positive reviews and feedback.” That was until Trump went on an online meltdown against her work last month. “She must have lost her talent as she got older,” he said of Boardman. “Since President Trump’s comments, that (feedback) has changed for the worst,” the artist said, adding that Trump’s comments “are now directly and negatively impacting my business of over 41 years which now is in danger of not recovering.” She declined to comment further. A spokesperson for Governor Jared Polis earlier said he was “surprised to learn” that Trump was “an aficionado” of the Colorado State Capitol and its artwork: “We appreciate the President and everyone’s interest in our capitol building and are always looking for any opportunity to improve our visitor experience.”

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