Presidential Walk of Fame

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President Trump with the President of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister of Armenia in the West Colonnade, one month before the unveiling of the Presidential Walk of Fame. P20250808DT-1247 President Donald Trump signs a trilateral joint declaration with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia.jpg
President Trump with the President of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister of Armenia in the West Colonnade, one month before the unveiling of the Presidential Walk of Fame.
The West Wing is connected to the Executive Residence via the West Colonnade. WHComplex (cropped) (2025).svg
The West Wing is connected to the Executive Residence via the West Colonnade.

The Presidential Walk of Fame is a gallery of presidential portraits installed by President Donald Trump in the West Colonnade of the White House in September 2025. Running between the West Wing and the Executive Residence, the display features portraits of every US president in gold frames, with the notable exception of Joe Biden, whose portrait Trump replaced with a photograph of an autopen. [1]

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The President stated that the display was inspired by a similar "Wall of Fame" he had seen at a Hilton hotel. [2]

Background

The project was first unveiled in September 2025 and dedicated on 5 November 2025 during Trump's second term. [2] In chronological order, every United States president is displayed via a black and white photograph in a gold frame, except for former president Joe Biden. [3] In the place of Biden's portrait, Trump installed a photograph of an autopen, a device used to mechanically replicate a signature. [4]

In December 2025, the administration added permanent bronze plaques beneath each portrait, many of which were reportedly written or dictated by Trump himself. [5] The descriptions on the plaques vary significantly based on Trump's personal and political assessment of his predecessors:

Reception

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt described the plaques as "eloquently written descriptions" that serve as a "testament to the Greatness of America". [10]

Critics and groups such as the National Trust for Historic Preservation have criticized the installation, alongside other 2025 renovations like the demolition of the East Wing for a planned state ballroom, as an attempt to politicize the historic fabric of the White House. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Trump snubs Biden with autopen photo on new Presidential Walk of Fame". AP News. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 Baio, Ariana (23 September 2025). "Trump makes Hilton-inspired change to White House decor". The Independent. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Debusmann Jr, Bernd (November 4, 2025). "How Trump is remaking the White House in his own image - BBC News". News. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  4. 1 2 "White House unveils Biden autopen portrait in Presidential Walk of Fame". Fox News. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Trump installs partisan plaques on "Presidential Walk of Fame" at White House". CBS News. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Trump Installs New White House 'Presidential Walk of Fame' Plaques Labeled 'Barack Hussein Obama' and 'Sleepy Joe Biden'". People. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sleepy. Divisive. A fan of young Trump: A look at the new plaques on the Presidential Walk of Fame". AP News. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Trump attacks Democratic foes in White House presidential portraits". The Guardian. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Trump adds plaques mocking past presidents to White House 'Walk of Fame'". The Independent. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Trump adds partisan plaques to White House Presidential Walk of Fame". Anadolu Agency. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Trump installs partisan plaques on "Presidential Walk of Fame" at White House". CBS News. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.

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