'Narcissism on steroids': Donald Trump faces backlash for initial response to Medal of Honor recipient's portrait

Donald Trump was presented a portrait of a Medal of Honor recipient and he asked the artist if she could draw him like that
PUBLISHED DEC 29, 2023
Donald Trump was presented with a portrait of Medal of Honor recipient and his response to the artist has gone viral (Getty Images)
Donald Trump was presented with a portrait of Medal of Honor recipient and his response to the artist has gone viral (Getty Images)

WASINGTON, DC: It appears that Donald Trump has a penchant for making headlines. He recently captured attention once again with his response to an artist presenting him with a portrait of a Medal of Honor recipient.

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Donald Trump's reaction to a young portait artist goes viral (Getty Images)

Donald Trump asks portrait artist if she could draw him

In a recent post on platform 'X,' user @RonFlipkowski shared a clip with the caption, "Naturally, Trump’s first reaction when presented with the portrait of a Medal of Honor winner is to ask the artist “Do you think I could look like that if you did me? Perfect jaw, all those muscles?”, featuring Trump engaging with a young woman who identified herself as an artist.

In the video, she presents Trump with a portrait of a Medal of Honor recipient. Trump appears visibly impressed by the artwork and humorously asks, "Do you think I could look like that if you did me?"

The artist responds with an affirmative "Absolutely."

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Donald Trump asked the young portrait artist to make him look muscular (Getty Images)

Continuing the banter, Trump adds, "Perfect jaw, all those muscles?", to which the artist agrees.



 

Internet mocks Donald Trump

A user calls Trump a snake and wrote, "This snake is truly one of a kind. In the worst possible way."



 

Another user hinted that Trump is a narcissistic and wrote, "Narcissism on steroids."



 

A user asserted that Trump makes every conversation about him and wrote, "It is always about him. Everything."



 

A user shared an edit of Trump and wrote, "This would be her final rendition."



 

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