On Monday, the legislature's Executive Committee, made up of leaders from both parties, sent an official order to staff to remove President Donald Trump's portrait from the Capitol gallery and store it in a secure location until further notice. Democratic House leaders said they took the action at the request of their Republican counterparts.

Trump’s comments prompted state Capitol visitors to pose for photos with the painting before it was announced that it would be taken down.

Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves,” President Trump said of the portrait, which portrayed the president with remarkably softened features.