Overview
- The installation lines the West Wing colonnade, introduced by a sign stating it was conceived, built and dedicated by Trump and asserting it will endure.
- Under a photo of an autopen rather than a portrait, the Biden plaque calls him “by far, the worst president” and repeats the false claim he assumed office after “the most corrupt election.”
- The Obama plaque refers to “Barack Hussein Obama,” calls him highly divisive, and attacks the Affordable Care Act and the Paris climate agreement.
- Other entries cast Ronald Reagan as a Trump “fan” and fault George W. Bush for starting the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, underscoring the display’s political slant.
- Trump’s own plaques proclaim a “golden age,” assert he overcame politicized law enforcement and two assassination attempts, and credit broad achievements such as ending wars.