Trump unveils 'Presidential Walk of Fame' on West Wing colonnade featuring autopen Biden portrait

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has unveiled a major alteration to the White House West Wing colonnade, installing a display officials are calling the Presidential Walk of Fame. A row of portraits now lines the covered walkway from the president’s residence to the West Wing, with one portrait diverging from the standard portrait format: Joe Biden’s image is replaced by an autopen signing the Democrat’s name.

Assistant to the President Margo Martin posted a video of the installation on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, with a tease: “The Presidential Walk of Fame has arrived on the West Wing Colonnade,” she wrote, adding “Wait for it…” as the camera panned to Biden’s portrait. The clip shows Biden’s image replaced by the autopen signing Biden’s name, while other portraits in the display appear to depict former presidents in traditional style. Images of past presidents such as Barack Obama and Bill Clinton can be seen clearly in the video.

Trump can be seen in a White House photo closely examining his own frame, which sits next to Biden’s autopen image. The portraits are all in black-and-white, set within gleaming gold frames. The Presidential Walk of Fame was first revealed to conservative outlet The Daily Caller earlier this month. When pressed by the outlet on whether he would hang a portrait of Biden, Trump replied, “Isn’t that an interesting question.” He then added, “We put up a picture of the autopen.” The remarks appeared to be intended as a serious jab rather than a joke, according to contemporaneous coverage.

Reaction on social media from conservative commentators was swift. One user, going by the handle Link Lauren, wrote: “President Trump putting a picture of the autopen instead of Biden is one of the many reasons I love that man,” adding, “It’s also accurate. Joseph ‘Autopen’ Biden, the 46th President of the United States.” Rogan O’Handley, a conservative influencer, called the move “hilarious,” writing: “President Autopen has been officially recognized!”

Biden’s team did not immediately respond to a Daily Mail request for comment on the display. The White House had not publicly commented beyond sharing the video of the installation.

The project’s creators described the display as a celebration of presidential history, though the choice to replace Biden’s portrait with an autopen image signals a highly partisan moment in a period of intensifying political contention. The West Wing colonnade remains a symbolic space, and the new installation adds a provocative note to a venue long used for formal commemorations. The timeline shows the project was first disclosed to The Daily Caller earlier this month, with subsequent release and public posting by White House staff.

Observers note that the display choices come amid a broader, polarized national political climate in 2025, where symbolic gestures at the executive level often take on outsized significance in the public imagination. Official responses to the installation have been limited, and the episode has quickly become a talking point in conservative media and social platforms, underscoring the enduring role of public-facing symbolism in U.S. politics.