What happens when an individual is unimpressed and displeased with an official portrait meant to honor them?

In the case of President Donald Trump and the portrait of him at the Colorado State Capitol building, which he alleged was "purposefully distorted," it gets taken down, according to Fox News.

The removal of Trump's portrait from Colorado's Capitol will take place on Monday, per a request from Republican lawmakers, after the president complained about it on social media over the weekend.

Trump complains about portrait in Colorado

In a Sunday evening Truth Social post, President Trump shared a picture of his portrait in Colorado and wrote, "Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, but the one in Colorado, in the State Capitol, put up by the Governor, along with all other Presidents, was purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before."

"The artist also did President Obama, and he looks wonderful, but the one on me is truly the worst," he continued. "She must have lost her talent as she got older."

"In any event, I would much prefer not having a picture than having this one, but many people from Colorado have called and written to complain," Trump asserted. "In fact, they are actually angry about it!"

The president added, "I am speaking on their behalf to the Radical Left Governor, Jared Polis, who is extremely weak on Crime, in particular with respect to Tren de Aragua, which practically took over Aurora (Don’t worry, we saved it!), to take it down. Jared should be ashamed of himself!"

Portrait taken down

The Denver Post reported on Monday that the Colorado General Assembly's bipartisan executive committee issued a directive for legislative staff to remove the portrait of President Trump on Monday evening, with further instructions for it to be stored "in a secure and appropriate location … until further notice."

The directive was issued per a request from Republican leadership, according to Democratic spokesman Jarrett Freedman, who quipped, "If the GOP wants to spend time and money on which portrait of Trump hangs in the Capitol, then that’s up to them."

The press secretary for Gov. Polis, who has nothing to do with the portrait, said in a snarky statement that the governor was "surprised to learn the president of the United States is an aficionado of our Colorado State Capitol and its artwork," and added, "We appreciate the president and everyone’s interest in our Capitol building and are always looking for any opportunity to improve our visitor experience."

Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen (R) acknowledged to the outlet that he'd asked for the portrait to be removed and replaced with another "that depicts his contemporary likeness."

Trump portrait commissioned in 2018

The Post noted that former GOP State Senate President Kevin Grantham raised almost $11,000 in 2018 to commission the portrait of President Trump during his first term after an initial fundraising effort failed and Democrats pulled a stunt to display a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the space reserved for the Republican president.

Grantham, who recalled a pleasant and non-partisan unveiling event in 2019, admitted that Trump's criticism six years later "caught me a little off guard," but said that "it would be silly to keep it up" if he doesn't like it.

The former legislative leader also defended the artist, Sarah Boardman, who painted the portraits of Presidents Obama and Trump after the artist who painted the prior 43 presidents, Lawrence Williams, passed away before completing the 44th president's portrait for the Capitol's gallery.