India, April 12 -- The White House appears to have replaced former President Barack Obama's portrait with a photograph of President Donald Trump raising his fist after surviving an assassination attempt in July 2024. Several videos of the new painting surfaced on social media, with independent reporters verifying the swap.

The Obama portrait, painted by Robert McCurdy, was presented to the former president by Joe Biden during his first visit to the White House since leaving the White House.

"When future generations walk these halls and look up at these portraits, I hope they get a better, honest sense of who Michelle and I were. And I hope they leave with a deeper understanding that if we could make it here, maybe they can too. They can...