Trump moves Obama, Bush portraits out of view of public eye

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00:00If you visit the White House anytime soon, you probably won't see the official portraits

00:05of Barack Obama, George W. Bush, or his father.

00:12That's because President Trump has moved them out of prominent display, relocating them to

00:18the Grand Staircase, an area only used by the first family and staff. The move was first

00:25reported by CNN. Obama's portrait, once front and center, now hangs in a corner at the top of

00:31the stairs, with both Bush portraits nearby. The reason is unclear. White House tradition puts the

00:38most recent president in prime locations. But earlier this year, Obama's painting was already

00:44replaced in the Grand Foyer with a photo of Trump after he survived an assassination attempt in

00:50Butler, Pennsylvania. Neither Obama's spokesperson nor the White House has commented on the latest

00:56report. The move comes amid rising tensions between Trump and Obama, with the Trump administration

01:03accusing Obama-era officials of fabricating evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election,

01:10claims Obama has called bizarre and a weak attempt at distraction. Trump has also clashed with George

01:17H.H.W. Bush, who said he voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and criticized Trump in a biography before

01:24dying in 2018. George W. Bush and Laura Bush did, however, attend Trump's inauguration. For more on this

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