Donald Trump has always had a knack for turning politics into performance art, and his latest reveal proves he hasn’t lost his touch. In a sit-down with The Daily Caller’s Reagan Reese, the president unveiled plans for a new Presidential Wall of Fame in the Rose Garden — a gilded display of presidential portraits that will showcase America’s leaders with all the pomp and grandeur of Trump’s signature style.
The real punchline? Joe Biden’s portrait won’t feature Joe Biden at all. Instead, Trump plans to hang an image of Biden’s autopen — the machine that signed nearly every significant document of Biden’s presidency while aides shielded him from public scrutiny. “We put up a picture of the autopen,” Trump said with a smirk. For a man who relishes symbolic trolling, it’s perfection. Biden’s legacy, in Trump’s telling, is not leadership, but a pen wielded by someone else.
🚨 LMFAO! President Trump says he will be adding a portrait of Joe Biden’s autopen to his “Presidential Wall of Fame” in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden
“It’s going up in about two weeks,” Trump told @reaganreese_
I can’t freaking WAIT for the Democrat meltdown 🤣🔥 pic.twitter.com/FUJwVxKvMS
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 2, 2025
The tour itself played out like a scene from reality TV. As Trump led Reese through the White House, the Eagles’ Hotel California played over the speakers — a not-so-subtle soundtrack for a president who knows how to stage a moment. Trump showcased opulent gold frames for the portraits, bragging that they were designed for “very high-end paintings.” Reese admired the aesthetic, and Trump beamed: “Is that unbelievable?”
Then came the scorched-earth media commentary. Asked about CBS’s Face the Nation, Trump didn’t hold back on host Margaret Brennan. He called her “nasty,” while his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, cut in with even less subtlety: “She’s stupid. You can put that on the record.” Trump recounted watching Senator Marco Rubio dismantle Brennan’s talking points “like a tank,” remarking that Rubio was “good and smart” while Brennan floundered.
NEW: TRUMP IS GOING TO DISPLAY A PICTURE OF AN AUTOPEN TO REPRESENT THE BIDEN PRESIDENCY…
President Trump tells @reaganreese_ that he’s going to put a “Presidential Wall of Fame” display up in the White House Rose Garden.
Biden’s portrait will be “a picture of the autopen,”… pic.twitter.com/o5vr57jlEr
— Vince Coglianese (@VinceCoglianese) September 1, 2025
The conversation even turned into a media roast. Trump mocked CBS’s Nora O’Donnell as overpaid and underwhelming: “You could take 50% of the women off the street, they’d do just as good. Pay her 12 million a year, and she’s not going to be there very long.” Kristen Welker of NBC came up too, with Trump casually correcting Reese on the details like a man who has the press corps memorized.
But the centerpiece of the exchange — and of Trump’s broader point — was the Biden autopen portrait. More than a troll, it’s a political cudgel. Trump has been hammering away at the scandal of Biden’s alleged overuse of the autopen, which is now the subject of investigations by both DOJ and congressional Republicans. To enshrine it on the White House wall is to turn Biden’s supposed weakness into a permanent symbol.
🚨 @PressSec did NOT mince words on CBS’ Margaret Brennan: “She’s stupid. You can put that on the record.”
Trump added: “She’s nasty.” pic.twitter.com/Oa7EkBQ2wR
— Conor Coutts (@ConorCoutts) September 1, 2025
