"President Donald Trump has teased that he was going to hang an official picture of the autopen to mock his Democratic successor and predecessor, and that joke came to reality on Wednesday, with White House Communications Advisor Margo Martin posting a video on X of several presidential portraits lining the West Wing Colonnade. The video pans across pictures of George W. Bush and Barack Obama,"
"The autopen is midway through signing Biden's signature in its official portrait. Trump, earlier this month, told The Daily Caller's Reagan Reese the autopen picture would be going up at the White House. This is going to be very controversial, the president told Reese. It seemed like there was some debate over which autopen image would be used, but it looks like Trump's favorite, a black and white photograph, was the one that was ultimately selected."
"The mechanical device, which replicates a person's signature, was reportedly used to sign numerous official documents during Biden's presidency a common practice in the executive office. Trump has since claimed it raises concerns over whether the former president personally oversaw the use of his signature. In March, Fox News reported its digital team examined more than 20 Biden-era executive orders documented on the Federal Register's office between 2021 and 2024 and found each had the same signature."
A video posted on X by White House Communications Advisor Margo Martin shows presidential portraits along the West Wing Colonnade and includes a framed photograph of Biden's autopen. The photograph, wedged between two images of Trump, captures the mechanical device midway through signing Biden's signature. Trump had earlier teased that he would hang an official picture of the autopen and appeared to favor a black-and-white photograph. The autopen, which replicates a person's signature, was reportedly used to sign numerous official documents, a common executive-office practice. Fox News reported more than 20 Biden-era executive orders shared the same signature, and Trump has criticized the practice as a major political scandal.
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