The Internet Is Going Bananas With Memes Mocking Pro-Trump Artist Jon McNaughton’s Latest ‘Masterpiece’—See Them Here

Jon McNaughton, probably the
world’s leading pro-Trump artist, has revealed his latest
chef-d’oeuvre to the world—and it’s a doozy. 

The painter took to his social
media channels on
Tuesday to unveil The
Masterpiece, a
stately portrait of the commander in chief seated before an easel,
a painting palette in hand. Trump is depicted pulling open a red
velvet cloth over his newest work—a gesture revealing what
McNaughton seems to think is a sophisticated metaphor for Trump’s
vision for America’s future. In the bottom corner, we’re treated to
a peek at the artist’s magnum opus. And it’s… Monet’s Water
Lilies? 

Not surprisingly, Twitter
latched on to the painting immediately, dunking on McNaughton like
a teen wolf at a high school basketball game. Why is Trump holding
an artist’s palette if the painting is finished and covered with a
cloth? Who are the people in framed pictures on his desk? Is he
painting inside a cathedral? 

But the most pressing question
on the internet’s mind is: Is that Trump’s penis holding up the palette?

Photoshopped versions of
McNaughton’s work replacing the half-covered Monet mock-up became
the meme du jour. One showed Trump
unveiling the Bill
Clinton-in-a-cocktail-dress painting. Another depicted the
Donald divulging his tax
returns. In
one, he reveals Kehinde
Wiley’s official portrait of Obama, while in this
one it’s Ronald
McDonald.

Others took a darker route,
showing detained
immigrants,
burning
crosses,
and swastikas—a lot of swastikas.

McNaughton expanded on the
meaning of the painting in a video he posted to
Youtube. “What does the future hold for America?” the
painter asks. “President Trump’s last few years in office have been
remarkable. He has changed the direction of this country
economically, devastated ISIS, negotiated with countries on the
world stage, and been a powerful voice for American ideals. It
hasn’t been easy, as he has been blocked by both Republicans and
Democrats, trashed by the media, and hunted by the deep state in an
attempt to undermine his presidency. But, the ‘painting’ is not
finished!”

McNaughton’s portfolio is
stuffed with hagiographic allegories of Trump, showing the
president doing everything from locking up a white picket
fence (a painting aptly
titled Make America
Safe); cruising on a
star-spangled motorcycle (MAGA
Ride); and
floating through a
gator-filled swamp in the style
of Washington Crossing the
Delaware, with his
cabinet dressed up like the cast of Duck Dynasty.

See more of the Masterpiece memes below:

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