Colorado Capitol removes portrait of Donald Trump that he called ‘distorted’

A woman takes a photograph of the empty spot where the portrait of President Donald Trump was placed (David Zalubowski/AP)

A portrait of Donald Trump that he said was “purposefully distorted” has been removed from a wall at the Colorado state Capitol where it had been since 2019.

After Mr Trump posted complaints about the painting on his Truth Social platform, Colorado Senate minority leader Paul Lundeen, a Republican, asked that it be taken down and replaced with one that “depicts his contemporary likeness”.