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See the full story · 1 sourcesPresident Donald Trump has added new artwork across the White House. Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images ; Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump has added numerous new paintings and sculptures to the White House.
Some pieces are from the White House Collection, and others were acquired from contemporary artists.
Trump's assassination attempt has inspired multiple pieces of White House artwork.
Among the sweeping changes President Donald Trump has made to the White House during his second, non-consecutive term, one is a particular interest in curating its artwork.
He has added five new statues to the White House Rose Garden , covered the Oval Office in gold pieces and presidential portraits from the White House Collection, and hung photos and paintings of himself in several rooms.
When reached for comment, White House spokesman Davis Ingle told Business Insider, "President Trump continues to implement long-overdue and necessary renovations to beautify the People's House as we celebrate our great Nation's 250th anniversary of independence."
"Thanks to the Builder-in-Chief, the White House will be properly glorified and remain in excellent condition for generations to come," Ingle said.
Here's a look at the artwork that Trump has added to the White House.
In the Cross Hall, Trump replaced a portrait of President Barack Obama with one of himself painted by artist Marc Lipp in April 2025.
UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 1: A painting of President Donald Trump is seen in the Cross Hall during the advance tour of First Lady Melania Trump's 2025 White House Christmas decorations with the theme "Home Is Where The Heart Is," on Monday, December 1, 2025. The image is based on a photo from the assassination attempt in Butler, Pa. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
The painting depicts his defiant response following an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Also that month, a portrait of Trump was placed between two first ladies' portraits.
WASHINGTON, DC May 20, 2025: A portrait of US President Donald Trump hangs between paintings of former First Lady Laura Bush and Hilary Clinton at the White House on Tuesday May 20, 2025. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images
The portrait of Trump was painted by Elena Ruseva, who works under the name MAGA Langelo.
Trump also uses the painting, in which his face is overlaid with an American flag, as his Truth Social profile photo. It's titled "Free America. Trump."
In May 2025, a statue depicting Trump's attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, was displayed next to the Resolute Desk.
TOPSHOT - A statue depicting the attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, sits alongside the Resolute Desk as Trump signs legislation relating to household consumer energy policies in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 9, 2025. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
A group called the Trump Statue Project is raising funds for a 9-foot version of the statue by sculptor Stan Watts.
In July 2025, Trump redecorated the Cabinet Room with artwork from the White House Collection and gold medallions.
US Vice President JD Vance (C) speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images) Kent NISHIMURA / AFP
The Cabinet Room was sparsely decorated in previous administrations. In July 2025, Trump told reporters he had selected presidential portraits from the White House Vault to display in the Cabinet Room and was "very proud of it."
Trump said he chose a portrait of James K. Polk because he was "a very good president" and "a real estate guy," and added portraits of George Washington, John Adams, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Dwight Eisenhower.
Trump added photos of himself with world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, to the Palm Room in September 2025.
Pictures of US President Donald Trump, including one with Russian President Vladimir Putin, hang in the Palm Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2026. (Photo by Brendan Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
The Palm Room serves as a lobby connecting the Rose Garden to the Oval Office.
The black-and-white photo hanging in the bottom right was taken by White House photographer Daniel Torok and is on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
In October 2025, Trump acquired a bronze sculpture of an eagle atop Article I of the US Constitution for the Oval Office.
The Presidential American Patriot sculpture by artist Lorenzo Ghiglieri is seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images
Titled "The American Patriot," the sculpture by artist Lorenzo Ghiglieri measures nearly 4 feet tall. The eagle is depicted carrying an olive branch in one talon and 13 arrows in the other.
It was originally commissioned by Mark Russo, founder and chairman of Foundry Michelangelo , in 2006.
The Presidential Walk of Fame has portraits of past presidents, and Trump's commentary about their legacies was added in December 2025.
"The Presidential Walk of Fame", at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 16, 2026. Nathan Howard/REUTERS
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters in December 2025 that Trump himself wrote the text displayed on many of the plaques summarizing the former presidents' administrations and their time in the White House.
The president used the display to criticize former President Joe Biden's use of an autopen, displaying a photo of the device instead of his predecessor.
At Trump's request, a bronze statue of George Washington was moved from the Washington Monument to the Rose Garden in October 2025.
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