@cnn: The federal government may be looking to sell of one of its prized pieces of art that had hung in the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic for over a decade before it was removed last week. The director of the State Department’s Art in Embassies program described the painting by acclaimed artist Kehinde Wiley as “very woke.” CNN’s Jacqui Palumbo reports.

CNN
CNN
Open In TikTok:
Region: US
Thursday 27 August 2026 02:19:11 GMT
106095
8094
394
302

Music

Download

Comments

sopensprite
💜 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞 🍉 :
A portrait of 4 black people is “aesthetically terrifying”?????
2026-08-27 06:56:23
898
mrmessy
mesropa :
Aesthetically terrifying...? the white house looks like a trashy casino now.
2026-08-27 02:24:50
2099
la.bonhomme
LA Bonhomme :
A terrifying aesthetic
2026-08-27 05:55:50
770
jackryan211
Jack Ryan :
what is woke about some black people on a painting?
2026-08-28 08:49:24
1
peorgiagaul
Georgia🍑 :
Not displaying the art of someone accused of SA but having someone found guilty of it as president is top tier hypocrisy
2026-08-28 04:55:50
2
dannicush
dannicush :
Do they even know what Woke means???
2026-08-27 03:34:52
733
l.m63231
L M :
Sounds a little like Hitlers attempt to suppress "deviant" modern art.
2026-08-27 14:12:04
149
thetiffanybutler
Tiffany Butler :
Anything black they call woke!
2026-08-27 11:02:10
92
anditheegurl
Anditheegirl :
This is just them selling off assets and putting the money in their own pockets.
2026-08-27 03:27:48
337
westbound521
westbound521 :
“Terrifying” and it’s just 4 people and flowers 🤦🏼‍♀️
2026-08-27 11:28:25
75
czawadzki
czawadzki :
I remember reading about the Nazis doing this too. Degenerate was used instead of woke but same actions
2026-08-27 05:30:10
144
sj_20000
SJ_20000 :
Sounds like Nazis
2026-08-27 09:28:56
38
jp_to99
JP 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 :
How is it woke?
2026-08-28 08:49:18
0
kit12867
kit :
whose afraid of modern art
2026-08-27 03:32:13
228
pokerino7
Pokerino :
Calling Alice Walton!
2026-08-28 09:26:07
0
jcrc1984
José Carlos Costa :
so if it's done by a black person it's automatically "woke"...
2026-08-28 04:51:51
3
hey_awb
Amy WB :
She was on The Apprentice?? This whole cabinet is is just one big reality show. Jfc
2026-08-27 12:31:23
36
ray.ba24
ray.ba24 :
Of course it was Obama related😳😳😳😳
2026-08-27 11:12:46
14
ironing_mike
Michael :
Hold up… sexual misconduct allegations are disqualifying for this administration 🤔 that’s new and interesting
2026-08-27 04:57:27
273
thegnomedruid
The Gnome Druid :
In a highly "unusual move"...no, I think you should rephrase to something like, highly rascist, or highly bigoted move.
2026-08-28 01:41:48
7
s0smos
S0smos :
Woke because it features non white people and women?
2026-08-27 14:36:00
62
rajutastic
Jade Suraparaju :
I’ve seen Kehinde Whiley’s work in person, and “aesthetically terrifying” couldn’t have been farther from my mind. “Beautiful, colorful, and full of life” though was right at the front. That woman and the regime have lost their damn minds.
2026-08-27 13:53:59
18
angryaunty69
Lena :
Such an important piece. Fascism is exhausting.
2026-08-27 05:30:43
25
surgerychick
LJ :
Please God let a serious collector buy it
2026-08-27 05:26:07
29
iamcest
Cest :
Honestly why is being "woke" or aware 😒 seen as a negative to certain ppl in America? I'm confused
2026-08-27 20:39:29
15
To see more videos from user @cnn, please go to the Tikwm homepage.

Other Videos


About