The WaPo’s David Fahrenthold exposed incredible self-dealing by millionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump, who settled lawsuits to the tune of $258,000 using his own charity’s money. More amusingly, he spent charity cash on a giant portrait of himself.
Thanks to a helpful anonymous traveler, the portrait can now be revealed: it’s apparently this one, at Trump’s own private resort (commissioned for $10k or $20k, depending on which of the listed portraits it is.) I’ve crudely corrected the perspective, and the original is below.
That it’s a paintover of an overexposed publicity photo makes it even better:
The anonymous photo as originally shot:
UPDATE: Here’s another angle, showing the exquisite detail of Liquitex Basics acrylic paint slapped over a gigantic gooogled mugshot.
BONUS: Another, even better photo, from Enrique Acevedo, who reports the exact location and dimensions: “a four-foot-tall portrait of Donald J. Trump at the entrance of Champions Bar & Grill at the Trump National Doral Resort in Miami, Florida.”
Hey @Fahrenthold just checked and the portrait is still hanging at the Champions Lounge. How much did you say it cost the Trump Foundation? pic.twitter.com/hGAun6KgCO
— Enrique Acevedo (@Enrique_Acevedo) September 21, 2016
DENOUEMENT: The painter is Havi Schanz; at least for now, his Wikipedia page is a hoot.