Trump Administration Against Obama's Portrait Painter: "Very Woke, Aesthetically Horrific"
The State Department removed a painting by Kehinde Wiley, who painted Barack Obama's portrait, from the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic after it was deemed an example of "globalist and woke ideologies." The possibility…
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The Trump administration has removed a painting by Kehinde Wiley, known for painting Barack Obama's official portrait, from a U.S. embassy in the Dominican Republic. The State Department labeled the work an example of globalist and woke ideologies and is considering selling it. This signals an explicit cultural purge within government spaces, targeting art tied to the previous administration and to racial representation. Watch whether other Wiley works or similar pieces face removal from federal buildings.