In this powerful episode, I sit down with artist and author Julian Raven, whose bold, patriotic painting of Donald Trump ignited an intense legal war with the Smithsonian Institution. Julian takes us on a wild, emotional journey—from creating a 7x15 foot painting of Trump, to being personally rejected by the National Portrait Gallery, to filing a free speech lawsuit that made its way all the way to the Supreme Court.

💥 Topics We Cover:• Why his Trump painting was too controversial for the Smithsonian

• Behind the scenes of government bias and censorship• Julian’s epic legal battle against the U.S. government

• The truth about the Smithsonian's private vs public status

• A call for free speech accountability in American institutions

• The shocking moment when his story made it to the President’s firing list

📕 Learn more in Julian's book: Odious and Cerberus: An American Immigrant’s Odyssey and His Free Speech Legal War Against Smithsonian Corruption

Julian’s Website: https://smithsoninstitution.com/

This conversation isn’t just about art—it’s about the soul of America, the First Amendment, and what happens when you challenge powerful institutions.

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