Trump installs partisan plaques on White House 'Presidential Walk of Fame' with false claims about Biden's election

President Trump installed new bronze plaques beneath portraits of former presidents in the White House Cross Hall's presidential portrait display. The plaque for Joe Biden falsely claims he took office 'as a result of the most corrupt Election ever seen in the United States'—Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 election with 306 electoral votes to 232 and won the popular vote by over 7 million. The plaque labels Biden 'Sleepy Joe' and describes him as 'by far, the worst President in American History' who 'brought our Nation to the brink of destruction.' Instead of Biden's official portrait, Trump installed a photo showing 'Autopen' written underneath, mocking Biden's signature method. Similar partisan plaques were installed for Barack Obama and other Democratic predecessors, breaking with the White House tradition of nonpartisan presidential displays and converting a historic institutional space into a vehicle for political attacks and election disinformation.

"Sleepy Joe Biden was, by far, the worst President in American history. [He took office] as a result of the most corrupt Election ever seen in the United States." — Text from bronze plaque installed beneath Biden's display in the White House Cross Hall presidential portrait gallery