Portraitist Sarah A. Boardman has contested Trump’s claim she “purposefully distorted” his image, saying his criticism “directly and negatively” impacted her painting business.

The artist who painted a portrait of President Donald Trump for the Colorado State Capitol said that reviews of her work have "changed for the worst" since Trump accused her of distorting his image and that her livelihood is "in danger of not recovering.

Less than a month after President Trump publicly criticized a portrait of him hanging in the Colorado Capitol, the painting's artist revealed that the world leader's remarks have negatively impacted her career.