Régine Mahaux, who has been photographing the Trumps since 2008, told Vanity Fair that Melania’s new portrait “didn’t need to be retouched.”

The new White House portraits of the first lady and the president tell a story of hard-nosed power and all-encompassing anger.

First lady Melania Trump ’s official portrait was revealed Monday, and it’s in black and white, differentiating it from recent first lady portraits.

Melania Trump’s official White House portrait will be one of the most viewed photographs in the world – and everyone’s a critic. But it’s not an easy gig for the photographer

Written by Hannah Jackson, Vogue felt like the look made Melania look like a "freelance magician," while also saying that she "looked more like she was guest starring on an episode of The Apprentice than assuming the role of first lady of the United States," referring to her husband Donald Trump 's famous reality TV series.

Melania Trump “looked more like she was guest starring on an episode” of the business-themed show than “assuming the role of first lady of the United States,” wrote Jackson. And a tuxedo “made Trump look more like a freelance magician than a public servant,” she added. Vogue and Melania Trump have history.

The black-and-white photo is presumably meant to convey a sense of power and control as she settles into the White House again.

The official portrait of Melania Trump as the First Lady of the United States has garnered widespread attention around the world. Now, it has been thoroughly analyzed by Hannah Jackson, a fashion journalist from "Vogue" magazine.

Vogue published a sniping article about first lady Melania Trump in reaction to her White House portrait. “Melania Trump Cosplays The Apprentice in Her Official White House Portrait” was the headline of the article by Vogue writer Hannah Jackson.

Melania Trump's official White House portrait gets an unapologetically harsh review from 'Vogue.' The fashion and style magazine said of the first lady's black-and-white photo, 'The choice to wear a tuxedo — as opposed to a blazer or blouse — made [Melania] look more like a freelance magician than a public servant.

Melania Trump is back in the White House, but she still isn’t on the same page as Vogue, which mocked the first lady’s official portrait as tacky. “Indeed, Trump looked more like she was guest starring on an episode of ‘The Apprentice’ than assuming the role of first lady of the United States,