Overview

• A new portrait line along the West Wing Colonnade debuted Wednesday, with photos posted by the White House and communications aide Margo Martin.
• Biden’s slot shows a framed photo of a machine writing his signature, and the display was positioned where Rose Garden dinner guests could see it.
• A White House official, speaking anonymously, said using the autopen image in Biden’s place was President Trump’s idea.
• Trump has questioned Biden’s fitness and the validity of autopen‑signed documents, while presidents of both parties have used the device and Biden insists he made the decisions.
• The installation extends Trump’s broader remake of White House spaces, including a new Rose Garden patio and construction of a ballroom, as a House panel examines autopen use under Biden.