Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty)Historians have criticized the recently installed presidential “Walk of Fame” plaques at the White House for containing insults, distortions, and false claims, according to the New York Times. The display includes inaccuracies about the current occupant's achievements, such as claiming he ended “eight wars in his first eight months” and built a “magnificent Trump Presidential Ballroom.” Plaques for other presidents also feature questionable facts, including an unsubstantiated claim that the 2020 election was “the most corrupt Election ever seen” and misrepresentations of Ronald Reagan's history.Experts note the plaques' lack of scholarly rigor, with one historian comparing the effort to “drawing mustaches on other people's portraits.” The White House defended the plaques as “long-overdue and necessary renovations,” dismissing critics as suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” In fullHistorians weigh in on Trump’s plaque display at the White House to say it is filled with lies and insultsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Historians debunk Trump’s White House ‘Walk of Fame’ claims he listed on plaques
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty)Historians have criticized the recently installed presidential “Walk of Fame” plaques at the White House for containing insults, distortions, and false claims, according to the New York Times. The display includes inaccuracies about the current occupant's achievements, such as claiming he ended “eight wars in his first eight months” and built a “magnificent Trump Presidential Ballroom.” Plaques for other presidents also feature questionable facts, including an unsubstantiated claim that the 2020 election was “the most corrupt Election ever seen” and misrepresentations of Ronald Reagan's history.Experts note the plaques' lack of scholarly rigor, with one historian comparing the effort to “drawing mustaches on other people's portraits.” The White House defended the plaques as “long-overdue and necessary renovations,” dismissing critics as suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” In fullHistorians weigh in on Trump’s plaque display at the White House to say it is filled with lies and insultsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
