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George W. Bush portrait of ex-Speaker Boehner to hang in House

Call it a brush with greatness.

A portrait by former President George W. Bush of ex-House Speaker John Boehner will hang in the Speaker’s Lobby of Congress.

According to Barstool Sports’ Matthew Cothron, Boehner asked Bush to paint the portrait as he was leaving his Congressional position.

Check it out below.

In 2017, Bush released a book filled with his paintings called “.”

His “Courage” paintings are slated to be the first exhibit .

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS Ì«×Ó̽»¨, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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