Overview

• At a White House cabinet meeting Tuesday, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez‑DeRemer invited President Trump to view his portrait on a new banner and called him a transformational president for American workers.
• The Department of Labor banner, unveiled Monday in Washington, features Trump’s second inaugural portrait, the America 250 logo, and the slogan “American Workers First.”
• The installation spans three stories of the building and sits beside an American flag and a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt that carries the same motto.
• Department officials described the display as a celebration of labor progress, while political figures and commentators quickly denounced it as inappropriate politicization and drew authoritarian comparisons.
• In May, the Department of Agriculture mounted a similarly styled banner that paired Trump with Abraham Lincoln, which prompted comparable criticism.