Trump hangs plaques mocking Biden, Obama along White House Colonnade
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Trump Installs Controversial Plaques for Past Presidents
Is Trump's Presidential Walk of Fame a degradation of the presidency, or essential historical accountability?
Above: Plaques put up by the Trump administration's Presidential Walk of Fame are seen with descriptions of U.S. presidents along the colonnade of the White House on Dec. 17, 2025. Image credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
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Anti-Trump narrative
Trump's tacky Presidential Walk of Fame represents a complete degradation of the presidency, with childish insults replacing historical records. The plaques spread blatant lies about the 2020 election and falsely accuse Obama of treason while distracting from Trump's shenanigans. This perfectly captures how Trump has sullied the office and extinguished America's beacon as a global exemplar of democratic norms.
Pro-Trump narrative
The updated Presidential Walk of Fame plaques provide essential historical context that previous administrations ignored or whitewashed. Biden's disastrous presidency deserves documentation — from record inflation to the Afghanistan debacle to 21 million illegal border crossers. Obama's divisive legacy and the Russia hoax he helped engineer finally get the accurate accounting they warrant on the White House walls.
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