"President Donald Trump has added a Presidential Walk of Fame to the exterior of the White House, featuring portraits of each of the previous commanders-in-chief except for one. Instead of a headshot of Joe Biden , the Republican incumbent instead placed a photo of an autopen signing the Democrat's name a reference to Trump's frequent allegation that the former president was addled by the end of his term in office and not really the one making decisions."
"Trump has alleged without evidence that Biden administration officials might have forged their boss's signature by using the autopen and taken broad actions he wasn't aware of. He's also cast doubt on the validity of pardons and other documents that Biden signed with an autopen, even though other presidents before him have also relied on the device to sign key papers. A key Republican-led House committee is investigating the Biden administration's autopen use."
"The snub amounts to the latest attempt by Trump to delegitimise a predecessor he routinely belittles, including in front of more than 100 world leaders on Tuesday at the UN general assembly gathering. Trump has never acknowledged his own defeat to Biden in the 2020 election, instead falsely chalking up the outcome to voter fraud. Before and after: Trump's extreme goldening of the Oval Office Trump had previously signalled he would represent Biden with an autopen on the walkway."
President Donald Trump added a Presidential Walk of Fame to the exterior of the White House featuring portraits of previous commanders-in-chief but omitted Joe Biden's headshot. The Biden portrait space displays a photo of an autopen signing Biden's name to imply Biden was not making decisions by the end of his term. Trump has alleged without evidence that Biden's signature and actions were produced via autopen. A Republican-led House committee is investigating autopen use. White House staff promoted the installation on social media and invited guests to view it at a dinner on the new Rose Garden patio. The addition follows other design changes including gold flourishes and new flagpoles.
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