The White House unveiled a new “Presidential Walk of Fame” on Wednesday along the West Wing Colonnade, showcasing portraits of US presidents — with one unusual exception. Instead of a traditional portrait of President Joe Biden, the 46th president is represented by a framed photo of an autopen signing his name.
“The Presidential Walk of Fame has arrived on the West Wing Colonnade,” wrote Margo Martin, special assistant to the president and communications adviser, in a post on X. A video accompanying her post shows black-and-white portraits of past presidents in gleaming gold frames — but between Donald Trump’s portraits as the 45th and 47th president sits the image of a machine, not a man.
The autopen, a tool used to replicate signatures on official documents, has been employed by presid