The courtroom artist who produced sketches of Donald Trump looking “too young” and “too good,” recently that he draws ’em like he sees ’em.
Sixty-five-year old William J. Hennessy Jr. told the Boston Globe, “Some said he looked too thin, too young, and some said he looked too good. I don’t editorialize, I just draw what I see.”
Social media erupted after Hennessy’s sketches were first published by media outlets in lieu of cameras in the courtroom. Hennessy’s main sketch showed a fit Trump with a strong jawline standing alongside his attorneys before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman. Also pictured with Trump was his co-defendant Walt Nauta.
Film critic Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times tweeted, “They got Trump looking like ‘Prince of Tides’ Nick Nolte in this sketch.”
“That courtroom sketch artist was feeling very generous yesterday,” tweeted The Lincoln Project.
Republicans Against Trump tweeted, “Did Trump lose 60 pounds walking to the courthouse?”
Another tweeted, “Leftists Are Mad Trump ‘Looks Too Good’ In Courthouse Sketch.”
Hennessy was one of three artists tasked with sketching Trump during his arraignment in Miami federal court last week, according to The Globe.
Trump recently appeared in federal court in Miami last week and pleaded not guilty in the federal classified documents case. He faces seven federal criminal charges related to the more than 100 classified documents recovered from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in August.
As Trump runs for a second term, some members of his family have appeared at his events, but others have been notably absent. Ivanka Trump said late last year that she was done with politics and wouldn’t be part of her father’s 2024 campaign. Trump’s wife, Melania, has rarely been seen at his events since his campaign launch.
They got Trump looking like "Prince of Tides" Nick Nolte in this sketch. pic.twitter.com/FqO0rljWeA
— Richard Roeper (@RichardERoeper) June 14, 2023
