The Obamas’ “Comeback” in the White House: Their official portraits were presented – See photos

THE Barack Obama and his wife Michelle they returned today to the White House for their unveiling of their official portraitsin a ceremony that took place more than five years after the departure of the former US presidential couple.

THE Barack Obama he is depicted in a gray suit against a white background, in Robert McCarty’s portrait, reminiscent of his own Nelson Mandela designed by the same artist.

The former first lady of the USA Michelle Obama she is pictured in a blue dress in the Red Room of the White House, in the portrait created by Sharon Sprang.

“There are few people I have met with more integrity, decency and courage than Barack Obama,” President Biden said at the official portrait unveiling event. “No preparation for assuming the presidency of the United States would be better than my presence next to you for eight years,” he emphasized.

Official portraits of US presidents and first ladies adorn walls in corridors and rooms of the White House.

It is customary for a former president to return to the White House for his portrait unveiling at the invitation of his successor, but Republican Donald Trump did not hold a ceremony for the Obamas while in office. Before he won the election in 2016 and succeeded Obama in 2017, Trump argued that his predecessor was not born in the United States and therefore had no right to be president of the United States.

This was the second time that Barack Obama crossed the threshold of the White House after leaving office. The previous one was last April, at an event by President Biden on the reform of the national health system, known as Obamacare.

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