Critics Wallop Trump Over His Partisan Plaque Job | EUROtoday

Donald Trump has added a cluster of petty swipes to his already-partisan “Presidential Walk of Fame.”

Plaques have been put in underneath the row of gold-colored framed portraits that depict (most of) Trump’s presidential predecessors. The “Walk of Fame” was put in alongside the West Wing colonnade exterior the Oval Office earlier this 12 months.

The show doesn’t embrace a portrait of former President Joe Biden. Instead, it options the picture of an “autopen” system writing Biden’s signature, a reference to certainly one of Trump’s frequent assaults in opposition to his predecessor. (Note: Trump, like different presidents, has used such gadgets to copy their signature.)

The new plaques hurl extra insults at Biden and up to date Democratic presidents.

Biden’s plaque refers to “Sleepy Joe” as “by far, the worst” president, whereas the one underneath former President Barack Obama’s portrait labels him “one of the most divisive political figures” in U.S. historical past.

Former President Bill Clinton’s plaque notes that his spouse, Hillary Clinton, misplaced to Trump within the 2016 presidential election.

One social media person on Bluesky joked that they’ll want a “good dentist to remove all this plaque,” whereas one other reminded people that “we’re paying for this shit.”