This painting of Trump 'Crossing the Swamp' has a lot going on

(Image credit: McNaughton Fine Art Company)

published 31 July 2018

Move over, "American Gothic." A new national treasure is about to hit an art gallery, or possibly a flea market, near you.

From certainly not the same people who brought you "Washington Crossing the Delaware," meet "Crossing the Swamp." It's the newest painting from Jon McNaughton, and it depicts President Trump's harrowing quest to glide across the D.C. swamp.

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In this latest addition to the McNaughton collection, Trump — who is "looking trim," ProPublica's Jessica Huseman notes — holds a lamp above his closest companions. That includes Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, who isn't quite visible but is nevertheless stuck in this boat. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders dunks an oar into the marsh, which appears relatively undrained, seeing as it is deep enough to carry a 12-person canoe. The depicted event can be traced to sometime in past four months, as National Security Adviser John Bolton is aboard and poised to strike down any Washington insider.

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.

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