Trump auctions off Jesus painting for $2.75M in front of Netanyahu and MAGA loyalists at Mar-a-Lago NYE bash

[Eugene]

Source: The Independent

Trump auctions off Jesus painting for $2.75M in front of Netanyahu and MAGA loyalists at Mar-a-Lago NYE bash

President Donald Trump rings in 2026 by selling off speed painting of the son of God and telling the artist his guests are ‘loaded with cash’

Joe Sommerlad
Thursday 01 January 2026 12:08 GMT

President Donald Trump rang in the New Year at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, by presiding over a charity auction at which he sold off a portrait of Jesus Christ for $2.75 million.

Clearly enjoying himself hosting the black tie gala, Trump said the money raised from the work, which was painted live at the event in around 10 minutes by “Christian worship artist” and Instagram celebrity Vanessa Horabuena, would be donated to St. Jude’s Hospital and the local sheriff’s office.

“There’s a young lady named Vanessa who’s one of the greatest artists anywhere in the world,” the president said of Horabuena when he introduced her to his guests in the Donald J Trump Grand Ballroom, many of whom had paid $1,450 per ticket to be there, according to CNN.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jesus-painting-new-years-eve-b2893078.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/trump-auctions-off-jesus-painting-112321272.html

[lapfog_1]

1. velvet painting? Trimmed in gold? White Jesus?

[hlthe2b]

2. Oh, brother.. Blue-eyed Jesus (of course) SPEED PAINTED? And get a look at the artist

Also others in the crowd:

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. Blue-Eyed Jesus is a great song title.

[CTyankee]

10. I thought Rudy was dead!

[Totally Tunsie]

13. If Chump's administration had the transparency of Blondie's dress (2nd pic), the world would be a better place.

Just sayin'...

[PittBlue]

3. Just when I think things cannot get any more whacky...

That orange monster never disappoints.

[dalton99a]

5. $11.25 on her website

[haele]

7. Looks very Northern European, if you know what I mean..

Could just as easily be a portrait of a young Gandalf or Saruman

[Ilsa]

14. She painted a cross on his face.

My Jesus doesn't have a cross on his face. Fake! Fraud!

[Permanut]

6. A portrait of Jesus.

Mkay

[Mike Nelson]

8. Yikes!

... that's way too much $$$$ for 'ol blue eyes! Even more of a graven image that most... it's possible that Jesus Christ had something other than the common eye color. It could happen. We aren't real sure of his lineage... maybe his grandmother Mrs. God had blue eyes? Hmm.. but, we have only to look in the Holy Bible for the answer. Jesus' eye color is not mentioned. An odd eye color would surely have been noted and documented.

[CTyankee]

9. Everybody in my family Bible was pictured as blue eyed and, while not really blonde, the women were pretty light haired

and fair-skinned.

[Mike Nelson]

11. Mine had...

... no pictures. I even had a "red letter edition" Bible - but still no illustrations. I do recall Jesus in movies, paintings, and drawings... he looked like the actor Jeffrey Hunter.

[Ilsa]

15. The only Bible I ever had with pictures

used glossy photographs of the Sistine Chapel and other great works of art. It was a lovely Bible, KJV, leather-bound.

[Totally Tunsie]

12. She paints in the same manner Chump uses to put on his bronzer.

Not to mention, I hope someone is tracking that $2.75M to make sure it DOES go to St. Jude’s Hospital and the local sheriff’s office. What's chump's commission...around 98%?