Overview
- The display was unveiled along the West Colonnade in a media preview on Wednesday shortly before a nearby dinner.
- Under Joe Biden’s spot, plaques label him “by far the worst president” and allege he entered office after “the most corrupt election,” blaming him for inflation, border security failures and international conflicts.
- Coverage reports Biden’s portrait was replaced by an image of an autopen, a symbolic choice questioning his personal role in signing official documents.
- Plaques on Barack Obama call him highly divisive and criticize the Affordable Care Act, the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate agreement.
- Trump’s own plaque praises his 2024 victory, claims he began a “Golden Age of America,” and says he overcame the “weaponization” of law enforcement and two assassination attempts, drawing disapproval in Washington including from some conservatives.