The West Wing colonnade of the White House has never been known for drama. Yet it has become a set piece as President Trump unveiled his new “Walk of Fame." Black-and-white portraits of past presidents lined the walls — until the camera panned to Joe Biden’s slot. There, in place of a face, hung an autopen machine.

The video, released by a White House aide, was pure political theatre: a slow build, a sudden reveal, and an unmistakable jab at Trump’s predecessor. Within hours, the clip was everywhere — shared, mocked, cheered, and dissected.

This is not Trump’s first invocation of the autopen as a political weapon. As early as March 2025, just weeks after his inauguration, he claimed that “many" of Biden’s pardons — particularly for individuals connected to the January 6 investigations — were invalid because they were signed by autopen rather than by Biden himself. On Truth Social, Trump suggested the device was used to obscure Biden’s alleged cognitive decline, a theme he emphasized throughout the 2024 campaign.

By June 2025, Trump ordered a Justice Department probe into Biden’s aides, accusing them of........

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