Key Highlights
- Biden’s portrait has been replaced with a picture of an autopen.
- ark Schiefelbein/APTrump attacks Democratic foes in White House presidential portraitsNew plaques on ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ scorn ‘divisive’ Obama and ‘by far the worst’ Biden – but Reagan is praisedWhite House officials on Wednesday revised what they call the “Presidential Walk of Fame,” installing plaques beneath portraits of former presidents that reflect Donald Trump’s own views, including branding former president Joe Biden as “the worst president in American history”. The changes are part of Trump’s broader effort to reshape the White House environment to match his preferences.
- Along the colonnade, portraits of past presidents now feature expanded text that permanently records Trump’s assessments of their records. Trump attacks old foe Biden – but presidential parallels hard to avoidRead moreRather than offering neutral historical summaries, the plaques adopt pointed and opinionated language and read like Trump’s posts on his social network, TruthSocial.
- Barack Obama is described as “one of the most divisive political figures,” while Ronald Reagan is praised in personal terms, with Trump asserting that Reagan “was a fan”. Biden’s plaque is among the most scathing.
- It reads: “Sleepy Joe was, by far, the worst President in American History.” It continues: “Taking office as a result of the most corrupt Election ever seen in the United States.”Obama’s entry is similarly critical, reading: “As President, he passed the highly ineffective ‘Unaffordable’ Care Act, resulting in his party losing control of both Houses of Congress, and the Election of the largest House Republican majority since 1946.”The description of Bill Clinton minimizes his accomplishments, crediting “Republicans in Congress” for legislative successes during his tenure.
