President Donald Trump sparked a wave of outrage on Wednesday with the unveiling of his latest addition to his so-called “Presidential Walk of Fame” at the White House.
There are now plaques below the gold-heavy display of portraits of all the U.S. presidents (with the exception of former President Joe Biden, who is represented by an image of an autopen and his signature, a nod to Trump’s unfounded attack on the previous administration). These plaques feature inflammatory language and insults, as well as unusual grammatical and stylistic choices ― including the president’s signature bizarre capitalization.
“Sleepy Joe Biden was, by far, the worst President in American History,” begins the plaque about the man to whom Trump lost the 2020 election. The one for President Barack Obama refers to him as “Barack Hussein Obama” and calls him “one of the most divisive figures in American history” despite the fact that he has the highest favorability rating among living presidents.
Other plaques appear to offer a Trump-centered view on American history ― and not necessarily a historically accurate one. President Gerald Ford’s says he “narrowly lost re-election to Jimmy Carter, probably because of his brave pardon of Richard Nixon.” President Ronald Reagan was apparently “a fan of President Donald J. Trump.”
