The rivalry between President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden just reached a new level of pettiness — and political theater.
The Trump administration is preparing to unveil its brand-new “Presidential Wall of Fame” in the White House Rose Garden, a project meant to showcase official portraits of past presidents. But according to insiders, Trump plans to use Biden’s spot in the gallery to send a not-so-subtle message: he’s adding Biden’s infamous autopen to the painting.
“This is going to be very controversial,” Trump teased during a closed-door preview of the mock-up. “We’ve got a picture of the autopen, same photo, black-and-white, no smile. I gotta do it. Everybody wants it. It’s a little joke — but it’s true.”
The “autopen” controversy began back in July, when House Republicans launched a formal investigation into Biden’s alleged overuse of the device to sign key legislation and federal documents without direct oversight.
Tens of thousands of pages were turned over to the National Archives during the probe, focusing on what Biden personally authorized versus what aides allegedly pushed through.
“The only time a legitimate use of the autopen should happen is when the president explicitly approves it,” one Trump administration official told us. “There are serious questions about whether Biden was even involved in major decisions.”
While Biden has denied any wrongdoing, the investigation cast yet another shadow over his presidency — one Trump appears eager to immortalize in his Rose Garden gallery.
During remarks to reporters, Trump openly mocked Biden’s presidency, taking shots at his leadership, health, and legacy.
“Look, he didn’t win the race. Everybody knows it,” Trump said. “He was a horrible president. And now you see what’s happening. He says he has stage nine cancer — I’ve never even heard of stage nine. Stage four, yes, but nine? Give me a break.”
Biden, 82, revealed his prostate cancer diagnosis earlier this year but has avoided addressing details publicly.
The “Presidential Wall of Fame” is just one part of Trump’s ambitious plans to revamp the White House grounds during his second term. Construction on a $200 million grand ballroom begins in September, and landscaping updates are already underway after Trump personally called out a contractor who damaged custom limestone in the Rose Garden.
“This place is going to be the most beautiful, the best, the biggest,” Trump said. “We’re fixing what they ruined.”
Meanwhile, Biden has scaled back appearances in 2025 following several health scares. RadarOnline.com recently revealed that the former president canceled a string of lucrative speaking engagements worth up to $300,000 apiece.
In one leaked email, a MARAD official said Biden had been scheduled to speak aboard the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel in Philadelphia, but the White House canceled after realizing the event required climbing “lots of steps.”
Just a week before, Biden stumbled during the Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs, later blaming a “sandbag” for the fall.
The Trump administration hasn’t announced an official unveiling date for the “Presidential Wall of Fame,” but aides confirm the project is “a top priority” for the Rose Garden overhaul.
Political observers expect the Biden portrait — and its mocking autopen cameo — to ignite yet another round of partisan fireworks.
“This is Trump being Trump,” one senior GOP strategist said. “He knows exactly how to get under Biden’s skin.”
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Instead of making a big deal about Biden’s “Auto Pen “, he needs to get his fat butt in gear and get our gasoline, groceries, and utility costs back to a reasonable level. Remember, he said he’d do that on day 1. Also, he said he’d end all wars on day 1. That hasn’t happened either. He is not doing his job like he should. He is angling for a Nobel Peace prize of which he is NOT worth of. He is not a scholar level person and speaks very poorly and mis-pronounces many words. He is not very educated.
I have never in my life seen an adult man act so petty and juvenile in my life. He is an embarrassment to our country.
Trump, grow up! Act like a president, not an angry child. We did NOT vote for retribution, we voted for just, fair government, where criminals who are sentenced to jail remain there, they are not all pardoned for their illegal actions.
What a child! To have this nice Presidential Wall of Fame, only to be so childish about Biden.
How many times did Trump sign stuff his first week in office? How many times has he stumbled? Sometimes Trump doesn’t know people or what he was talking about.
Him and his I,I,I. He’s better, he best, he did so much etc.
200 million for a ballroom! I thought the country needed money? Oh yeah, probably getting it from all the peoples health care, social security and spiteful hold backs to places who don’t do as he says, or doesn’t agree with him. Spiteful, childish and a dictator.