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Washington — A walkway successful the White House's West Wing that President Trump has dubbed the "Presidential Walk of Fame" present features partisan plaques installed nether the portraits of his predecessors.
From "Sleepy Joe" Biden references to coating Republican icon Ronald Reagan arsenic a instrumentality of a young Mr. Trump, the plaques see connection written successful Trumpian style. The installation is the president's latest determination to signifier the White House successful his image, an effort that has spanned from adding gilded decor successful the Oval Office to razing the East Wing successful mentation for a monolithic ballroom addition.
An introductory plaque tells passersby that the Presidential Walk of Fame was "conceived, built, and dedicated by President Donald J. Trump arsenic a tribute to past Presidents, good, bad, and determination successful the middle."
Biden's plaque repeats a mendacious assertion that the 46th president, a Democrat, took bureau "as a effect of the astir corrupt predetermination ever," when, successful fact, helium defeated Mr. Trump successful 2020 successful some the fashionable ballot and the Electoral College. Biden is besides described arsenic "by far, the worst president successful American history."
Another Democrat, Barack Obama, the nation's archetypal Black president and Mr. Trump's archetypal statesmanlike predecessor, is labeled "one of the astir divisive governmental figures successful American history."
New plaques person been placed underneath statesmanlike portraits connected the "Presidential Walk of Fame" connected the White House Colonnade, seen successful this photograph connected Dec. 17, 2025.
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The plaque beneath erstwhile President George W. Bush's representation appears to o.k. of the Republican's instauration of the Department of Homeland Security but decries that helium "started wars successful Afghanistan and Iraq, some of which should not person happened."
White House property caput Karoline Leavitt said that the texts are "eloquently written descriptions of each president" and that "many were written straight by the president himself."
Biden had nary remark connected his plaque. There were nary contiguous responses to emails sent to aides for Obama and respective different erstwhile presidents.
Mr. Trump successful September refashioned the colonnade that runs from the West Wing to the White House residence with gilded portraits of each erstwhile presidents, but for Biden. For him, Mr. Trump alternatively chose a representation of an autopen, reflecting his contention that Biden was not up to the job.
New plaques person been placed underneath statesmanlike portraits connected the White House's "Presidential Walk of Fame."
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The walkway is the president's accustomed entranceway to the Oval Office, meaning Mr. Trump tin easy instrumentality his guests — overseas dignitaries included — past the grounds with his framing of his predecessors.
"The Presidential Walk of Fame volition agelong unrecorded arsenic a testament and tribute to the Greatness of America," the introductory plaque declares.
As Mr. Trump makes his people connected the White House grounds, the Trump medication is facing a lawsuit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation implicit the demolition of the East Wing and plans for the caller ballroom. The Trump medication insists it didn't request approvals for the demolition.
U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon connected Tuesday denied a question by the preservation radical that would person temporarily blocked construction of the caller ballroom, but helium acceptable retired immoderate requirements for the Trump medication moving forward.
The president besides undertook a large overhaul of the South Lawn, paving implicit a erstwhile grassy country with factual to easier facilitate tables and chairs.
The plaques of past presidents were revealed to the property arsenic the president prepared to springiness a year-end code Wednesday to tout his accomplishments successful his archetypal 11 months successful bureau and laic retired plans for the adjacent 3 years.
The latest CBS News/YouGov poll from November shows Mr. Trump has a 40% support standing overall, portion 36% of adults surveyed approved of his handling of the economy.
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