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December 19, 2025

Trump's "Presidential Walk of Fame" Now Features Bronze Plaques with Hyperpartisan Captions
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President Trump has redecorated a stretch of the White House he's
calling the "Presidential Walk of Fame" with plaques offering
hyperpartisan descriptions of past presidents - and his own time in
office. The portrait gallery along the West Wing Colonnade now features
Trump's words, cast in bronze, in the style of his social media posts.
One plaque reads, "Sleepy Joe Biden was, by far, the worst President in
American History," and claims the 2020 election was the most corrupt in
U.S. history. Another reads, "Barack Hussein Obama was the first Black
President, a community organizer, one term Senator from Illinois, and
one of the most divisive political figures in American History." The
plaques also tout Trump's achievements, claiming he tackled inflation
and ended eight wars, while Ronald Reagan's plaque reads, "he was a fan
of President Donald J. Trump before President Trump's historic run for
the White House. Likewise, President Trump was a fan of his!"

This week, President Trump said the cost of his planned ballroom project
at the White House could reach $400 million - that's double his earlier
claim it would cost $200 million. On Monday, his administration argued
in a court filing that the ballroom's construction is a matter of
national security.


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