President Donald Trump has relocated former President Barack Obama’s official portrait to a section of the White House that remains off-limits to most visitors, according to reports from CNN on Sunday.
The Obama portrait now hangs at the top of the Grand Staircase within the White House, positioned alongside portraits of former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.
This area typically remains inaccessible to White House visitors during tours.
CNN obtained photographic evidence showing Obama’s portrait in its new location.
The relocation represents the second time Trump has moved the portrait since returning to office.
Trump initially moved the Obama portrait in April, replacing it with a photograph depicting the immediate aftermath of the assassination attempt he survived in Butler, Pennsylvania in July 2024.
The portrait’s relocation comes amid renewed scrutiny of Obama’s national security team and their actions during the 2016 election period.
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard released documents and a memo on July 18 containing allegations against Obama’s administration.
Gabbard’s memo detailed what she characterized as evidence that Obama’s national security team “manufactured and politicized intelligence” as part of what she described as a “years-long coup” against Trump following his 2016 victory over