【By Xiong Chaoran, Observer Net】On September 24 local time, as a series of portraits were hung on the West Wing colonnade of the White House, a so-called "Presidential Walk of Fame" was officially completed.

Huh, what strange thing is mixed in here...

According to CNN and "Axios News" reports on that day, this "Presidential Walk of Fame" looked at first glance like a collection of portraits of past U.S. presidents. However, between the portraits of the 45th president and the 47th president, which are both of Trump, the portrait of the 46th president Biden was replaced by an automatic signature machine.

Yes, you didn't misread it. An automatic signature machine has truly become the representation of Biden himself, appearing in the "Presidential Walk of Fame."

For Trump's disparagement of Biden, netizens made a witty comment: "For a bowl of vinegar, they wrapped a whole plate of dumplings."

The "Presidential Walk of Fame" on the West Wing colonnade, media photo

Biden reduced to an automatic signature machine on the "Presidential Walk of Fame", media photo

CNN reported that several weeks ago, Trump had already mentioned in an interview that not all former presidents would be treated equally on the "Presidential Walk of Fame". When asked if Biden's portrait would be hung, Trump said, "We will hang a photo of an automatic signature machine."

As expected, Trump "kept his word." As for this situation, CNN said that Biden's spokesperson refused to comment.

"Axios News" believes that Trump's move is an ongoing effort to "illegalize" some of Biden's actions during the final stage of his presidency.

Biden issued a series of pardons before leaving office, "preemptively" pardoning several politicians, but this move was questioned by Trump. On March 17, 2023, The Hill reported that Trump posted on social media that he believed Biden's pardons were invalid because Biden signed these documents with an automatic signature pen.

At that time, Trump posted and pinned an image on social media, including the official portrait of his first term, an automatic signature pen with Joe Biden's name, and the official portrait of his second term, to mock Biden's use of an automatic signature pen during his presidency.

Trump's image posted on social media in March this year, Truth Social

In June, Trump signed a memo to investigate "cognitive decline" issues during President Biden's tenure, including whether an automatic signature pen was used instead of Biden himself to sign pardons and other documents, and whether Biden's government officials "conspired to conceal Biden's health condition."

The New York Times reported on July 13 that, in response to Trump's accusations, Biden said he did use an automatic signature pen to sign pardons, but each decision was made by himself. Biden criticized Trump as a "liar," saying that Republicans raised the issue of the automatic signature pen to "divert public attention."

"You know, automatic signature pens are legal. You also know that other presidents have used them, including Trump. But the key is, you know, we're talking about a lot of people," Biden said at the time.

"Axios News" also cited Jeffrey Crouch, a professor at an American university and an expert on federal executive pardons, who said, "Other presidents have also used automatic signature pens to grant pardons."

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