Overview

• The installation covers three floors of the agency’s Washington headquarters and features Trump’s second inaugural portrait, the America 250 logo, and the slogan “American Workers First.”
• Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer invited Trump at a cabinet meeting to see “your big beautiful face” on the banner, calling him “the transformational president of the American worker.”
• Department officials describe the display as celebratory branding connected to America 250 and recent labor achievements.
• Commentators and experts cited in coverage compare the visuals to strongman propaganda and note a similar USDA banner earlier this year that paired Trump with Abraham Lincoln.
• Opinion writers highlight a disconnect between the pro-worker messaging and reporting on cuts and union-hostile policies at the Labor Department under the current administration.