Donald Trump demands removal of portrait in Colorado capitol

President Donald Trump’s portrait in the Colorado Capitol after an unveiling ceremony on August 1 2019 in Denver (Thomas Peipert/AP)

US President Donald Trump is demanding that his portrait in the Colorado state capitol be taken down, saying he has received complaints about the image and claiming it was “purposefully distorted” to make him look bad.

The portrait was painted during Mr Trump’s first term and unveiled in 2019.