Donald Trump has repeatedly denied ever drawing pictures, but evidence suggests otherwise. The former president claimed he 'never wrote a picture in my life' in response to a report about a birthday card for Jeffrey Epstein, and later stated on Truth Social, 'I don’t draw pictures.' However, multiple sketches by Trump have been sold at auction over the years.
At least five sketches from the late 1990s and early 2000s have been publicly sold. In 1995, Trump drew the Empire State Building with a black marker, which was auctioned for charity and sold in 2017 for $16,000. Another piece, the 'Money Tree Drawing' from the early 2000s, depicted dollar bills falling from a tree and sold for $8,500 in December 2020.
In 2003, Trump created a gold marker 'Cityscape Skyline' for a charity auction, selling for $15,000 in January. A minimalist version of the New York skyline from 2005 fetched $29,000 in 2017. Additionally, a 2006 black marker drawing of the George Washington Bridge sold for $4,480 in April 2019.
In his 2010 book 'Trump Never Give Up', Trump boasted about donating autographed doodles to the Doodle for Hunger auction. These examples contradict his recent claims that he does not draw pictures.
