http://twitchy.com/samj/2026/06/16/obamas-picture-in-library-they-look-angry-did-they-notice-what-we-noticed-n2429305
Democrats posted photos of Barack and Michelle Obama unveiling their first official joint portrait at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.
The large-scale painting by Nigerian-born artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby shows the couple in a collage-filled scene that will greet visitors in the museum’s Hope and Change lobby ahead of the long-delayed grand opening.
What do you guys notice about the painting? Who is front and center?
It sure isn't Barack.
Testosterone in the front and estrogen in the back.
Democrats (@TheDemocrats) ~ The Obamas unveil their first-ever commissioned portrait together, painted by Njideka Akunyili Crosby, in the lobby of the new Obama Presidential Library.


The post comes just days before the $850 million-plus project is set to open, even as multiple subcontractors — including several minority-owned firms — continue to complain they are still owed millions for work already completed on the troubled site.
Notice how irritated they both look.
What gives?
Coddled Affluent Professional (@feelsdesperate) ~ Very funny ... very, very funny. I don’t know how we kept a straight face for so many years.

Ava- I Love My USA! (@WEdwarda) ~ And they looked thrilled! 🤣


Joshua Lisec, The Ghostwriter (@JoshuaLisec) ~ SPOT THE PROPAGANDA:
- Michelle in front
- facing viewer directly
- Barack in back
- facing Michelle
- Michelle in seat of power
- Barack leaning in to Michelle
- Michelle centered
- Barack off-center
- Michelle dominant, masculine
- Not beating the allegations
See, that's what we said.
She's definitely wearing the pants in the family these days.
Oh calm down, we're just kidding. Sorta.
Mooch has ALWAYS worn the pants in that dysfunctional family.
Irene Sloate (@LlebrezIm) ~ What a disgrace. They should pay their contractors all the money they owe them.
Yeah, the painting is horrible but the fact the Obamas have left people unpaid ... that's the real issue.
DianeGM MAGA Queen of the Universe (@DianeGM2) ~ Yeah ... they hate it. Betcha the artist doesn't get paid, either. LOL!
Wouldn't be surprised.

The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence