Trump’s Biden Autopen Portrait Is Stupider Than He Realizes

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Donald Trump trolling Joe Biden by hanging a picture of an autopen in place of his portrait is the stupidest White House renovation of all time, which is really saying something since the president has spent the past nine months showing off giant maps of the “Gulf of America” in the Oval Office and filling every available space in the White House with gaudy gold trim and trinkets.

Obviously, Trump depicting his predecessor as an autopen signing Biden’s name in his new “Presidential Wall of Fame” is wildly petty and classless. But incredibly, the completed gallery is even dumber than it sounded. Trump spent months plotting this insult, but if you think about it for more than 45 seconds the president who’s hardest hit here definitely isn’t Biden. Here’s how Trump wound up trolling himself.

It shows Trump is a terrible designer

White House communications adviser Margo Martin revealed Trump’s completed “Presidential Wall of Fame” with a video that sweeps along the new portraits hung in the West Colonnade.

The Presidential Walk of Fame has arrived on the West Wing Colonnade Wait for it… 🖊️👀 pic.twitter.com/ApWfdxfFQa

— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) September 24, 2025

While the Biden autopen portrait is clearly supposed to be the stunning reveal at the end, the big shock is that the pictures aren’t hung in a straight line:

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It seems Trump did this because the walkway slopes on one side. But it looks like he just didn’t realize how much space the pictures would take up, so he panicked after George H.W. Bush and awkwardly tried to squeeze in the last few frames.

However, we know Trump actually spent weeks trying to visualize this project. He’s had a brown paper mock-up taped to the walls since at least August 20:

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Fitting 47 portraits in a straight line along the West Colonnade would have been easy if the gold frames weren’t so thick and gaudy. And we know who’s to blame for these bizarre design choices, since Trump bragged to the Daily Caller last month that he was selecting the frames and pictures himself.

It inadvertently honors his other presidential foes

It’s a safe bet that no living president cares about whether they are featured in some silly “Presidential Wall of Fame.” But to pull this elaborate prank on Biden, Trump had to bestow this dubious honor on the likes of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Why did Trump move Obama’s official portrait out of public view only to add a photo of his smiling face to the path between the Executive Residence and the West Wing? Does Trump think Obama’s legacy should be celebrated, or does he want him thrown in prison? It’s impossible to keep track of his presidential beefs!

The name is actually degrading

No previous president would admit that they sought the highest office in the land because they wanted to be famous. The president is supposed to be above such vain and frivolous concerns. But the name “Presidential Wall of Fame” seems to be channeling the Hollywood Walk of Fame, suggesting that in Trump’s mind being as well-known as big stars like Paula Abdul and Zac Efron is even better than being “leader of the free world.”

It’s going to be destroyed pretty quickly

While Trump may have borrowed the name from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, he ignored a key aspect of the California landmark’s design: each star is made of stone and metal because it’s outside.

These presidential portraits, on the other hand, appear to be regular photos in wood and glass frames. The top of the West Colonnade is covered, but the side is totally open. D.C. isn’t known for having great weather, and Trump himself claimed that he had to pave the Rose Garden because the grass was always wet. It seems like only a matter of time before this historic “Presidential Walk of Fame” succumbs to the elements.

It shows Trump still can’t get over his loss to Biden

If your political career was derailed by some machiavellian schemer like Richard Nixon or Roy Cohn, sure, it makes sense that you’d be fixated on getting revenge for the rest of your days. But the guy living rent-free in Trump’s head is … Joe Biden? The guy who may be best remembered for his age issues, his love of ice cream, and his goofy Onion character? Yes, Biden beat him in the 2020 election. But Trump already “got” him pretty good by humiliating him in a debate that forced him out of the presidential race and then defeating his handpicked successor. Since then, Biden’s been battling cancer and he’s barely said anything in public about the second Trump administration.

At some point while Trump was planning out this elaborate wall, reviewing multiple presidential portraits, stressing over different gold frames, and staging photo ops with his “Wall of Fame” he should have asked himself who really looks pathetic here.