Republican congressman introduces bill which would require all US post offices to hang photos of Trump and Pence

Politician’s proposal comes after president tells him local post office hung photos of Barack Obama and Joe Biden

A draft of the legislation says it would compel official portraits of whoever is in the positions to be displayed side by side in post offices across the US (Reuters)

US post offices will be forced to display photos of Donald Trump and Mike Pence if a Republican congressman succeeds in getting his bill passed.

New York Representative Dan Donovan is planning to introduce a piece of legislation that will require the public institutions to exhibit photos of the president and the vice president.

A draft of the legislation said it would require official portraits of whoever is in the positions to be displayed side by side in post offices across the US.

The politician’s proposal comes after a Staten Island resident told Mr Donovan a local post office hung photos of Mr Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden, but chose not to display photos of Mr Trump or Mr Pence.

Mr Trump recently signed legislation stopping federal funds from being used for oil paintings of high-level politicians, the president and the vice president.

The bill came after a 2013 report revealed agencies had forked out more than $100,000 (£81,460) on official portraits since 2010.

Mr Donovan is facing a primary challenge from former Representative Michael Grimm – a businessman who finished an eight-month prison sentence in 2016 after pleading guilty to tax fraud.

Mr Donovan won a special election to fill the seat after Mr Grimm - who once notoriously threatened to throw a political reporter off a balcony - resigned in early 2015.

The battle between the pair has become increasingly acrimonious and aggressive as both politicians have attempt to present themselves as the Trump-like figure of the race.