President Donald Trump has installed new plaques on the portraits of all US commanders in chief, including his own, along the Presidential Walk of Fame at the White House. The inscriptions feature Trump’s personal takes on his predecessors, describing Joe Biden as “sleepy,” Barack Obama as “divisive,” and Ronald Reagan as an admirer of a young Trump.
The plaques, unveiled publicly on Wednesday, reflect Trump’s ongoing effort to reshape the White House in his own image and redefine how presidential history is presented. An introductory plaque declares the exhibit was “conceived, built, and dedicated by President Donald J. Trump as a tribute to past Presidents, good, bad, and somewhere in the middle.”
White House officials said many of the descriptions were written directly by Trump himself. The language bears his signature style, with bold flourishes and unconventional capitalization, underscoring his complicated relationships with recent predecessors.
The Walk of Fame is part of a broader transformation of the White House under Trump. He has decorated the Oval Office in gold, ordered the demolition of the East Wing to make way for a grand ballroom, and directed reviews of Smithsonian exhibits to influence how US history is told. He is also playing a central role in shaping the federal government’s plans for the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026.
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