"President Donald Trump has affixed partisan plaques to the portraits of all U.S. commanders in chief, himself included, on his Presidential Walk of Fame at the White House, describing Joe Biden as sleepy, Barack Obama as divisive and Ronald Reagan as a fan of a young Trump. The additions, first seen publicly Wednesday, mark Trump's latest effort to remake the White House in his own image,"
"The plaques are eloquently written descriptions of each President and the legacy they left behind, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement describing the installation in the colonnade that runs from the West Wing to the residence. As a student of history, many were written directly by the President himself. Indeed, the Trumpian flourishes include the president's typical bombastic language and haphazard capitalization."
"They also highlight Trump's fraught relationships with his more recent predecessors. An introductory plaque tells passersby that the exhibit was conceived, built, and dedicated by President Donald J. Trump as a tribute to past Presidents, good, bad, and somewhere in the middle. Besides the Walk of Fame and its new plaques, Trump has adorned the Oval Office in gold and razed the East Wing in preparation for a massive ballroom."
President Donald Trump installed partisan explanatory plaques beneath presidential portraits along the White House Presidential Walk of Fame, labeling Joe Biden sleepy, Barack Obama divisive and Ronald Reagan a fan of a young Trump. The plaques aim to remake the White House aesthetic and to reshape how U.S. history is presented. The texts present descriptions of each president and their legacies, with many reportedly written by Trump himself and featuring bombastic language and unconventional capitalization. An introductory plaque frames the exhibit as a tribute conceived and dedicated by Trump. Separate changes include gold decor in the Oval Office, demolition of the East Wing for a ballroom, and administration efforts to influence Smithsonian presentations and the 250th anniversary recognition.
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