White House Unveils West Wing ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ with Biden’s Picture Replaced by Autopen
The White House recently unveiled a new “Presidential walk of Fame” display in the West wing Colonnade, featuring portraits of all 45 U.S. presidents to date, from George Washington onward. Notably, instead of a photo of current President Joe Biden, the display shows an image of an autopen-a mechanical device used to reproduce signatures.
This ties into an ongoing controversy surrounding President Biden’s extensive use of the autopen to sign official documents, including a record number of clemency acts-over 4,200 pardons adn commutations during his term. Media reports and White House correspondents have highlighted that many pardons appear to bear mechanical signatures, with only a few, such as the pardon of Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, showing what looks like a genuine signature.
The White House maintains that biden authorized the pardons and had delegated clemency categories to his staff, who then executed the orders using the autopen. Though, questions persist about the legality and appropriateness of this practice, with some critics, including former President Donald Trump, arguing that Biden did not personally approve many of these actions, labeling the autopen’s use as illegal.
The Department of Justice is reportedly reviewing thousands of related documents to better understand the scope and procedures surrounding the autopen’s use in the Biden governance. Meanwhile, the new Presidential Walk of Fame’s autopen image serves as a symbolic reference to the controversy.
The White House released a video Wednesday featuring the new Presidential Walk of Fame in the West Wing Colonnade.
The display, which is right outside the Oval Office, features portraits of what appear to be all 45 people who have served as president, going back to George Washington.
However, in the place where former President Joe Biden’s picture would be is an image of an autopen.
👀 https://t.co/jE2Vm7UdjL pic.twitter.com/CJ3yQBtPGQ
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 24, 2025
White House aide Margo Martin posted a video of the display, including the autopen picture.
The Presidential Walk of Fame has arrived on the West Wing Colonnade
Wait for it… 🖊️👀 pic.twitter.com/ApWfdxfFQa
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) September 24, 2025
There has been an ongoing controversy since the spring regarding allegations that Biden White House officials used the autopen to sign directives on his behalf.
For example, Biden granted more acts of clemency than any other president in U.S. history, according to the Pew Research Center. During just one term, he gave a total of 4,245, which included 4,165 commutations of sentences and 80 pardons.
At a media briefing in early June, Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy held up the example of four pardons allegedly given by Biden.
“Most of the big ones have the same very neat signatures. We would expect that probably to be the autopen,” he noted. “There is one that looks different. It looks authentic. In fact, if you look at the last name, it almost looks like the president was having a hard time spelling his last name there.”
Doocy pointed out that the one pardon signature that looks different was indeed for Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, which the then-president issued in December 2024.
“Is this White House of the opinion that the only pardon that would count is one that the president signed himself for Hunter Biden?” the reporter asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
The autopen signed most documents—but Hunter Biden’s pardon looks like Joe’s real signature. Peter Doocy notes some key discrepancies. pic.twitter.com/gfLKq2RBAC
— JOSH DUNLAP (@JDunlap1974) July 14, 2025
“The president is making a good point when he discusses the usage of the autopen. Who was running the country for the past four years?” Leavitt responded.
The New York Times reported in July that the DOJ is reviewing tens of thousands of Biden White House s having to do with clemency actions, and the outlet had obtained some of them.
The Times said that Biden did not personally approve all of the pardons or commutations that he granted, but established categories of people who could receive clemency, and his staff then carried out the decree. “I made every decision,” Biden told the Times during a phone interview.
Axios reported earlier this month that internal s obtained by the outlet showed high-ranking Biden officials were concerned by the frequent use of the autopen late in his term.
Trump spoke about the autopen controversy last week, arguing, “Joe Biden wasn’t giving those orders,” adding, “He didn’t believe in open borders and all of this nonsense that they’re peddling now, which is why they’re not in office any longer.”
The president seemed to be suggesting that Biden’s staff disseminated many policies in his name.
“The autopen was illegal. It was illegally used,” Trump asserted. “He never gave the orders. He never told them what to do.”
TRUMP on BIDEN: “He was never the brightest bulb in the ceiling.”
“The autopen was illegal. It was illegally used. He never gave the orders. He never told them what to do.”
“One of the few he signed was the pardon for his son.” pic.twitter.com/5xEQr2KmFs
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 18, 2025
“And I guess the only one he signed — or one of the few he signed — was the pardon for his son.”
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