The NYC Penn Club hides a portrait of Trump behind a sofa as a no-frills solution for members

Page Six recently reported that The Republican stronghold Union League club Is In a battle over whether to hang a Trump portrait In its gallery of GOP presidents.

But it turns out that The Penn Club, The New York excavations of His alma mater, The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania, came up With a neat and conflict-free solution to The same problem: hang a portrait, but then hide it behind a sofa.

This must be The reason why Wharton alumni dominate The business world.

“Controversial Photo of Donald Trump remains In The Penn Club boardroom,” says a source about The 122-year-old club’s home on 44rd Street, “They tried to ‘hide’ it by placing it low on The wall, basically behind a piece of furniture.”

They add: “Trump was The main funder [current clubhouse, Which opened In 1989.] Legend Has it that he negotiated The purchase of The building… and also made a large donation.”

Trump enrolled at Fordham In 1964 and moved to Wharton two years later. He graduated In 1968 With a BS In Economics.

Earlier this month, we reported that The Union League Club was In an internal battle over whether to commission a portrait of its 45th president.

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He Has a long tradition of commissioning paintings of Republican presidents for His Murray Hill caucus.

But three years after Trump left office, The club, Which boasts 15 presidents as members, Is still arguing over whether to honor The native New Yorker With His own Photo.

A source told us: “There Is a group that Is agitating for The portrait. There are members who believe Trump Has done a lot of good things, even if His personality leaves much to be desired,” said another insider.

Meanwhile, “some members believe it hurts The party. Some won’t let him go.”

Penn Club representatives Have Not contacted us.