{"id":2040,"date":"2026-06-23T10:16:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2040"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:16:49","slug":"iconic-american-artists-family-slams-trump-goons-for-abusing-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2040","title":{"rendered":"Iconic American Artist\u2019s Family Slams Trump Goons for Abusing Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>The family of celebrated American artist Norman Rockwell has blasted the White House for using one of his paintings to promote Donald Trump\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2039\">MAGA Curious CBS Boss Hit by Stunning Ratings Collapse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On June 21, the official White House X account posted an image of Rockwell\u2019s 1951 artwork <i>Saying Grace<\/i>, which depicts a woman and a boy bowing their heads in prayer at a busy restaurant while two male patrons do their own thing.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The White House shared the image with the caption \u201cWorth Protecting\u201d overlaid, along with the words: \u201cThe values that shaped America.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked by The Bulwark and MS NOW\u2019s Catherine Rampell whether the Trump administration had sought permission to use the work, Rockwell\u2019s granddaughter offered a less-than-courteous response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurtis Publishing holds the rights to that painting, but I am willing to bet they didn\u2019t request them since they never follow copyright law,\u201d Daisy Rockwell said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt goes without saying that they have completely misunderstood the meaning of the painting, which is tolerance for others and peaceful coexistence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has a history of using artists\u2019 work without permission to promote its policies during Trump\u2019s second term, including hardline immigration proposals.<\/p>\n<p>This includes using Rockwell\u2019s 1946 painting <i>Working on the Statue of Liberty, <\/i>adding the words \u201cProtect your homeland\u201d and \u201cDefend your culture,\u201d as part of a call for applications to become an immigration goon.<\/p>\n<p>The DHS posted Rockwell\u2019s <i>Salute the Flag <\/i>painting last August to urge its followers to \u201cprotect our American way of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2037\">Panicked Trump, 80, Spins Wild Tale When Cornered on Pool Slime<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In July 2025, the Department of Homeland Security posted an image of Morgan Weistling\u2019s painting <i>A Prayer for a New Life<\/i>, which depicts a white man and woman holding a baby inside a covered wagon in the Old West.<\/p>\n<p>The DHS shared the painting\u2014incorrectly labeling it as <i>New Life in a New Land<\/i>\u2014on X alongside the dogwhistle message: \u201cRemember your Homeland\u2019s Heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted on his website, Weistling said the DHS had \u201cused a painting I did 5 years ago and re-titled it and posted it without my permission. It is a violation of my copyright on the painting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The childish Trump administration has also frequently rage-baited musical artists by using their songs without permission to soundtrack social media videos promoting its immigration policies.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, singer Ariana Grande criticized the White House directly on TikTok after it used her 2024 song \u201cBye\u201d in a video featuring immigrants being detained by ICE agents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease do not use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense. F&#8212; ICE,\u201d Grande wrote in the comments. The song was later removed from the video.<\/p>\n<p>Pop star Sabrina Carpenter also criticized the \u201cevil and disgusting\u201d  White House after her song \u201cJuno\u201d was used in another immigration raid video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda,\u201d Carpenter posted on X in December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2035\">The Guest Melania Didn\u2019t Want Staying at White House Revealed<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The family of celebrated American artist Norman Rockwell has blasted the White House for using one of his paintings to promote Donald Trump\u2019s agenda. 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