Trump rings in 2026 at Mar-a-Lago with $2.75m auction of Jesus painting
Donald Trump welcomed 2026 with a glitzy bash at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach where he auctioned off a freshly painted portrait of Jesus Christ for $2.75m and said his new year’s resolution was a wish for “peace on Earth”.
The portrait of Jesus had been painted onstage by artist Vanessa Horabuena who, the president said, was “one of the greatest artists anywhere in the world”.
Trump’s flow of superlatives continued as Horabuena tackled the large black canvas with a paintbrush as a band launched into a slow rendition of Hallelujah.
The picture sold for $2.75m to a woman in a top hat. Revellers at the gala included former adviser Rudy Giuliani; the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem; the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his wife, Sara; the Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani; Brett Ratner, director of Amazon’s forthcoming Melania documentary; House Republican Tom Emmer; and Jeanine Pirro, attorney general for the District of Columbia.
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YSK: Artwork overpricing is a great way to funnel money around without much oversight.
Yup. Antiquities and artwork are both prime movers of cash if you don't want people to see what you're doing.
AKA money laundering. You would think that the orange felon's crypto money laundering scams would be enough, but nooo.
Also the ballroom is most likely another money laundering grift, I bet it won't even be built.
And that stupid arch he wants to build too.
It's the perfect thing too, because everyone knows that's exactly what it is, even the cops and government, but since only rich people are able to do it no one does a thing about it.
If they saw a poor person pay $1M for a painting they'd shut that down real quick though.
Lol. I had to go back to the article and verify I wasn't just seeing things.
Good job!!
So someone bought a hastily-painted Jesus on Black Velvet painting for $2.75 mill? How do people this stupid get so much money?
I subscribe to the theory that rich people use this cheap, shitty art to hide transactions of illegal things in real life.
Ol Trumpy is probably selling child sex slaves to friends, and this is how he gets paid for it.
It is probably a bribe.
Why does Jesus Look like Glen Benton?
Someone was able to donate nearly 3 million to the sitting president without anyone batting an eye.
It did exactly what it was supposed to do.
Something something camels, needles. Hilarious irony
My favorite part of this, beside Jesus looking like Glenn Benton of Decide with the cross, is some Churches are preaching Camels where lap sized and the Bible meant some huge needle...
Goddamn fools
'Theres no I in needle! It's a trick question to fool the libs!'
Holy White Jesus with Blue Eyes! She even put a cross between his eyes!
I mean honestly the whole white jesus thing aside, the cross between the eyes is actually kind of a cool artistic touch where she's playing with shadows and light essentially. Overall the whole subject matter is idiotic but hell take rich people's money why not.
If anyone had the potential to actually bring that about, it's the President of the United States of America, but this fucker is full of too much hate and greed for that, and is doing the exact opposite.
Is it a porno?
shes telling how she is an archaelogist, and "dated a fossil"
A fucking picture of himself! Performative Christians really aren't good at seeing their own bat shit prophecies...
Something something false idols
Check out that painting again on the website, then compare the two. You might be surprised. ;)
Thanks for at least restoring what small amount of faith in humanity I steal have left.
It's not the worst painting I've ever seen, but I do note that he is depicted with blue eyes.
It's always a white Jesus with blue eyes for these people, even tho he likely had black hair, brown eyes and olive skin.
Heaven forbide they would worship the truth instead of their bias.
They wouldn't be Christians if they cared about the truth
how sacrilegious.
Oh, sure. His wish is to take credit for peace, whether it exists or not. He couldn't care any less about actual peace.
Is that fucking Aileen Canon??
This country is so fucking trashy
I’d imagine the Liberty Bell isn’t far behind.
I’m reclining ya, when resting bitch face becomes the new shocked face, there’s some trouble brewing.
Looks like what's-her-face from Pluribus.