{"id":2587696,"date":"2026-04-06T15:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jokes-biden-would-use-autopen-for-autographs-at-easter\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:03:23","slug":"trump-jokes-biden-would-use-autopen-for-autographs-at-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jokes-biden-would-use-autopen-for-autographs-at-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump jokes Biden would use autopen for autographs at Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-jokes-biden-would-use-autopen-for-autographs-at-easter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2587696&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During the White House Easter Egg Roll,former President Donald Trump mocked Joe Biden\u2019s use of an autopen,joking that Biden would be followed by a big autopen machine and that his signature could be sold for $25,000 on eBay. The remarks came in a video posted by the White House Rapid Response account on X, in which Trump claimed Biden was \u201cincapable of signing his name\u201d and that the autopen would sign on his behalf. Biden had authorized autopen use due to a large number of clemencies issued before his term ended. The Justice Department pushed back on a report that an autopen inquiry had been shelved, saying the inquiry concerns the conduct of staff around Biden, not Biden himself.at the event, Trump also touted lower egg prices-attributed to a recent spike and subsequent decline-and joked about autograph requests, including a quip that Karoline Leavitt has \u201czero interest\u201d in getting his signature.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump jokes Biden would use autopen to sign autographs at Easter celebration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2552942\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> took another jab at his predecessor and his use of the presidential <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/autopen\/\">autopen<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe Biden would use the autopen,&rdquo; Trump said in a video shared by the White House&rsquo;s Rapid Response account on X. &ldquo;He&rsquo;d have an autopen follow him. You know Joe Biden? He didn&rsquo;t sign &mdash; he was incapable of signing his name, so they&rsquo;d follow him around with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/day-one-recap-i-was-built-for-nashville-and-nashville-was-built-for-me\/\" title=\"DAY ONE RECAP: I Was Built For Nashville, And Nashville Was Built For Me\">big machine<\/a>. You know what it was called? An autopen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump attended the annual <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> Easter Egg Roll on Monday and offered to sign some autographs for children at a table. Trump joked that they could sell his signature for $25,000 on eBay but said White House press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> &ldquo;has zero interest&rdquo; in getting his autograph.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>: &#8220;I could sign autographs for you guys, and then tonight, you could sell them for $25,000 on eBay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Biden would use the autopen&hellip; he was incapable of signing his name, so they&#8217;d follow him around with this big machine. You know what it was called? AN AUTOPEN!&#8221; &#129315; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iH0g2E5T5B\">pic.twitter.com\/iH0g2E5T5B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2041180157713535043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Biden<\/a> would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-teases-first-hard-policy-position-with-price-gouging-ban-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris teases first hard policy position with \u2018price-gouging\u2019 ban - ...\">pass &#038;ldquo<\/a>;the paper&rdquo; to someone else, who would proceed to sign it with the autopen.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s autopen usage is a recurring point of criticism and mockery from Trump, who <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3824127\/concha-autopen-portrait-reminder-we-should-never-forget\/\">placed a picture of the autopen in a place intended for Biden&rsquo;s portrait<\/a>. Biden <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3470049\/biden-autopen-defense-backfires-sparks-outrage\/\">confirmed <\/a>that he had authorized the autopen due to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292753\/nicole-malliotakis-biden-last-minute-pardons-telling\/\">large number of clemencies<\/a> he issued before his term ended.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump sits down with children as he participates in the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Trump administration&rsquo;s Justice Department pushed back against a report that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4481327\/doj-closes-autopen-investigation-biden-aides\/\">an investigation into Biden&rsquo;s autopen usage had been shelved<\/a>. A senior DOJ official told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4481928\/doj-officials-say-biden-autopen-investigation-has-not-closed-despite-reports\/\">the investigation is focused on the conduct of staff members surrounding Biden<\/a>, not Biden himself.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4516682\/greene-trump-christian-easter-strait-hormuz\/\"><strong>GREENE SAYS TRUMP ISN&rsquo;T CHRISTIAN IN SLAMMING EASTER THREAT TO REOPEN STRAIT OF HORMUZ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted the DOJ and the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also used the Easter Egg Roll <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4517197\/trump-dropping-egg-prices-easter-white-house\/\">to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tout lower egg prices<\/a><\/a>, saying they came down &ldquo;over a short period of time.&rdquo; Trump faced negative press shortly after his return to the White House due to a spike in avian flu cases, though the price has since reduced by 60% from last year&rsquo;s high.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump mocks Biden autopen for Easter autographs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2587697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26096584932929-e1775496961129.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[51873,3620,22136,32870,3634],"class_list":["post-2587696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-autopen","tag-biden","tag-easter","tag-satire","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26096584932929-e1775496961129.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2587696"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2587700,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587696\/revisions\/2587700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2587697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2587696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2587696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2587696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}