The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has made a notable change to its ‘America’s Presidents’ exhibit. Recently, the gallery updated its portrait of former President Donald Trump, opting for a more streamlined presentation. This new portrait, captured by White House photographer Daniel Torok, depicts Trump standing authoritatively over the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. The White House released this image over the weekend, which now graces the museum’s walls.

The accompanying display is minimalist, featuring only two medallions that denote Trump’s roles as both the 45th and 47th president. This stands in stark contrast to previous displays, which included longer narratives about his presidency. The prior portraits, such as a 2019 photograph for Time Magazine by Pari Dukovic, also showed Trump at the Resolute Desk and were exhibited during President Joe Biden’s tenure.

Additionally, the gallery had showcased a portrait by Matt McClain of the Washington Post. Both these earlier presentations provided visitors with detailed insights into Trump’s presidency. They highlighted significant achievements, including the inception of the MAGA movement, his appointment of three Supreme Court justices, the signing of the Abraham Accords, the development of COVID-19 vaccines, and his two impeachment trials. However, these elements are now absent from the current exhibit, marking a shift in how Trump’s legacy is presented.

‘Impeached twice, on charges of abuse of power and incitement of insurrection after supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, he was acquitted by the Senate in both trials,’ the description, which can still be found online, also read. It also noted that Trump mounted a ‘historic comeback’ in the 2024 election, becoming the second politician after President Grover Cleveland to win non-consecutive White House terms. The White House would not disclose to the Associated Press whether there had been pressure from Trump to remove the more descriptive language from the ‘America’s Presidents’ display.

White House spokesperson Davis Ingle noted that Trump’s ‘unmatched aura … will be felt throughout the halls of the National Portrait Gallery.’ Ingle did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail’s follow-up questions on whether the White House objected to the language that had previously surrounded Trump’s portrait and if moves were taken to scrub it. In August, the Secretary of the Smithsonian, Lonnie Bunch III, was informed by the White House that all museum exhibits would be reviewed ahead of the U.S.’s 250th birthday. Festivities for the semiquincentennial have already kicked off this year – and will culminate around the July 4 holiday.

The review, Bunch was informed in a letter from the White House, ‘aims to ensure alignment with the President’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions.’ Trump has taken great pains to rewrite the history surrounding the January 6 Capitol attack, which led to his second impeachment and a federal indictment. Early in his second term, he pardoned all the rioters.

Last week, on the attack’s fifth anniversary, the White House published a website trying to change the narrative about the attack. The January 6, 2021, Capitol attack left hundreds of law enforcement officers injured at the hands of the president’s supporters, who attacked the Capitol Building to stop the counting of Electoral College votes to certify President Joe Biden’s election. The attack came after Trump fed to his supporters in a rally the ‘big lie,’ that widespread voter fraud in 2020 cost him reelection.