White House Adds Plaques Critiquing Democratic Presidents

The White House has added new plaques beneath portraits of former U.S. presidents in a display known as the Presidential Walk of Fame, featuring descriptions that include sharp criticisms of Democratic predecessors and praise for Republican figures aligned with President Donald Trump's views. The installation, completed this week along a colonnade outside the West Wing, represents a departure from the site's traditional role as a neutral showcase of presidential history.

The plaques, many of which were personally authored by Trump according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, offer pointed assessments of each leader's tenure. For former President Joe Biden, whom Trump succeeded earlier this year, the display replaces a traditional portrait with an image of an autopen, a device used to mechanically replicate signatures. The accompanying text labels Biden as "Sleepy Joe" and describes him as "by far, the worst President in American history," accusing his 2020 election victory of being the "most corrupt" in U.S. history. It further criticizes his administration's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, inflation, support for Ukraine, the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack...