Trump demanded Sunday night on social media that the portrait be taken down, saying he "would much prefer not having a picture."

The artist also did President Obama, and he looks wonderful, but the one on me is truly the worst,’ Mr. Trump writes.

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.