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highplainsdem

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Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:02 PM Dec 17

Trump disparages presidential foes in plaques attached to White House [View all]

Source: USA Today

The White House this week added plaques featuring brief biographical write-ups below photos of the former presidents on the Trump's "Walk of Fame," which was installed along the West Wing's colonnade in September.

Some of the biographies read like standard historical summaries, only with slight Trump twists. John F. Kennedy's plaque refers to the 35th president's "painful setback" from the "failed Bay of Pigs Invasion." The plaque for Harry S Truman calls the Democratic president's domestic agenda, known as the Fair Deal, a "so-called Fair Deal."

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"Sleepy Joe Biden was, by far, the worst President in American history," reads Biden's plaque, which is situated below a photo of an autopen in place of Biden, the 46th president.

Barack Obama's plaque refers to "Barack Hussein Obama" and calls him "one of the most divisive political figures in American History." It goes on to say Obama passed "the highly ineffectual 'Unaffordable' Care Act," while also taking a shot on Obama's foreign policy with Iran.

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Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/17/trump-disparages-presidential-foes-plaques-walk-fame/87812986007/



Karoline Leavitt issued a statement calling these "eloquent descriptions" and added, "As a student of history, many were written directly by the President himself."

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Man, those Epstein files must be really nasty bad GusBob Dec 17 #1
And don't forget, Jack Smith is testifying today... SheltieLover Dec 17 #34
Let's be clear: a lot of journalists think this is hilarious Prairie Gates Dec 17 #2
Shame them to their faces. Kid Berwyn Thursday #65
Trump is a student of history?! (n/t) PJMcK Dec 17 #3
Haha. markodochartaigh Dec 17 #9
Uh-huh William Seger Dec 17 #17
Of course they were written by that orange POS. sinkingfeeling Dec 17 #4
America's smallest president (nt) William Seger Dec 17 #5
Yep, he's microscopic, like a pathogen. Dave Bowman Dec 17 #31
He's a pathogen alright. He's like MRSA - methicillin resistant staph aureus. 3catwoman3 Dec 17 #58
Did you ever imagine you'd see anything like this in your lifetime? Trump is fucking nuts. Vinca Dec 17 #6
I'm 81 and I never dreamed of seeing days like this. TheCowsCameHome Dec 17 #56
His staff knows he's opening himself up to truthisfreedom Dec 17 #7
And the American people are paying for this nonsense, adding injury to insult. (n/t) thesquanderer Dec 17 #8
Another day another low MaineBlueBear Dec 17 #10
Not The Onion? JudyM Dec 17 #11
PIG Totally Tunsie Dec 17 #12
Trump has taken his slime and set it in bronze. C_U_L8R Dec 17 #13
JFC, he's so vinddictive! electric_blue68 Dec 17 #14
TSF is smearing feces on the walls before he leaves the WH. Sogo Dec 17 #15
The next President GigiLeigh Dec 17 #16
I refuse to capitolize the word president until the current one is replaced by someone deserving that respect (nt) William Seger Dec 17 #19
I refuse to capitolize, "trump" Bayard Dec 17 #23
I prefer #rump (nt) William Seger Dec 17 #29
I try to use the same practice. yellow dahlia Dec 17 #52
Dumpster Ceremony? JawJaw Thursday #66
They are letting a senile old man write on the walls with a gold crayon. God help us all. bluedigger Dec 17 #18
You can't make this orange shit up. twodogsbarking Dec 17 #20
Yes dear, we know these are his thoughts though sheshe2 Dec 17 #21
Doesn't one need to be literate to be a student of anything, especially history? SheltieLover Dec 17 #36
Can Biden and Obama sue? Ziggysmom Dec 17 #22
That's the first thing I thought about, too... slightlv Dec 17 #38
They're public figures. cab67 Thursday #70
The verbiage on the plaques are classic Toilet Tweets while he's jacked up on the crushed Adderall he snorted. johnnyplankton Dec 17 #24
The write up for Ford reads like a 7th grade last minute Wikipedia based report underpants Dec 17 #53
Isn't the White House supposed to be apolitical? Bayard Dec 17 #25
Don't worry... trump has decimated the tourist trade... we'll have no more of those slightlv Dec 17 #39
This clenches it; Karoliar Lievitt is nutty as a fruitcake! ShazzieB Dec 17 #26
I'm Now Certain That ScoutHikerDad Dec 17 #32
I call her Karoline Levitate. yellow dahlia Dec 17 #55
The orange imbecile is sick in the head. Americanme Dec 17 #27
Deplorable, and he's only... Mike Nelson Dec 17 #28
There really unforgivable thing about this is FalloutShelter Dec 17 #30
WTAF? SheltieLover Dec 17 #33
What does it says about Nixon? That compared to Pedonnie he was an amateur crook? Dave Bowman Dec 17 #35
Sounds about right. SheltieLover Dec 17 #37
Compared to trump and today's republicans, slightlv Dec 17 #40
Worst President ever? Dubya thanks God every day for Trump's election Norrrm Dec 17 #41
Beyond pathetic. (nt) Paladin Dec 17 #42
Shame! mahina Dec 17 #43
Those will be gone when he is. Figarosmom Dec 17 #44
Sick puppy orangecrush Dec 17 #45
Jr. High yearbook style 🤨 Devilsun Dec 17 #46
About Clinton and W Bush... Polybius Dec 17 #47
The president is, mentally, a tween. cab67 Dec 17 #48
I honestly do not understand how Trump can just rewrite history and there's nothing to stop him. hamsterjill Dec 17 #49
Holy shit why doesn't he just fucking die already? Orrex Dec 17 #50
Like all of us, Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 17 #51
More Wasted Taxpayers Money eringer Dec 17 #54
He is such a petty little mean child kimbutgar Dec 17 #57
It's like... HuskyOffset Dec 17 #59
He is one sick man.. Playingmantis Dec 17 #60
Smearing his shit on the White House walls orangecrush Dec 17 #61
Every day I wonder how low he will go. sellitman Dec 17 #62
This is so shameful. How can it even be allowed?? riversedge Dec 17 #63
Putin and the FSB are rolling on the floor laughing at us... spudspud Thursday #64
Good Grief! Who would go along with this to make and install this rubbish?! We'll never see this again: Rhiannon12866 Thursday #67
He is truly... COL Mustard Thursday #68
The only thing missing is Trump's Sharpie-graffiti: adding Hitler mustaches,devil horns & eyeglasses to the portraits. QueerDuck Thursday #69
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