Official portraits of Donald Trump

As of 2025, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, has been the subject of four official portraits, two of which were official presidential portraits for his first and second presidencies released in 2017 and 2025, and two of which were inaugural portraits for his first and second presidencies released in 2016 and 2025 which served as "placeholder" official portraits until the release of the official portraits.

The contemporary tradition of official presidential photographs dates back to Gerald Ford's 1974 portrait; all presidents since have been depicted smiling with a flag of the United States in the background in at least one official portrait.

Trump's first portrait was taken in December 2016 by an unnamed staff member, ahead of Trump's first inauguration in January 2017. The portrait was used as a placeholder official portrait until October 2017, when the White House Office released official portraits of Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, taken by Shealah Craighead, then the chief White House photographer. In this portrait, Trump is standing in the Oval Office with an American flag in the background and smiling broadly at the camera.

Before Trump's second inauguration in January 2025, official portraits of him and Vice President-elect JD Vance were taken and released by Daniel Torok, who became Trump's second chief White House photographer. Trump's portrait is more harshly lit than previous photographs, with a stern facial expression modeled after his appearance in his 2023 mugshot. Another official portrait, taken by Torok, was released in June 2025, featuring Trump on an empty, dark background staring at the camera with a more neutral expression.

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