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The Trump-Vance campaign unveiled what it called "official" portraits of the president-elect and vice president-elect on Thursday, just days before their inaugurations.

While these are not the classic, official White House portraits, they will serve as the administration’s official photos for the transition period and perhaps beyond.

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What they're saying:

"They go hard," the campaign’s release said of the photos showing Donald Trump and JD Vance.

What is an "official" portrait?

Dig deeper:

Presidents tend to have many portraits.

In his first term, Trump’s official portrait was taken by White House chief photographer Shealah Craighead on October 6, 2017 – 10 months a