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Newest additions appear to be part of the administration’s ongoing ‘troll’ campaign against former presidents and Trump’s opponents

White House staff updated the so-called “Presidential Walk of Fame” Wednesday by adding lengthy descriptions of each former president, in rhetoric that aligns with Donald Trump’s – such as calling former President Joe Biden “the worst President in American History.”

As part of the president’s ongoing effort to customize the White House to his liking, Trump set his well-known opinions of each former president in stone by adding plaques underneath the portraits that now hang along the colonnade.

But rather than neutrally describing each president, Trump chose to invoke more color – claiming former President Barack Obama is “one of the most divisive political figures” and asserting former President Ronald Reagan “was a fan.”

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[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 158 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This would be considered petty even for a toddler.

[–] human@slrpnk.net 60 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can tell no one even dared to correct his grammatical errors before casting them. The dysfunction that goes on in that building will be in sociology textbooks.

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You assume that Trump wrote those.. Even the people who come up with these ideas, the people who execute the ideas and the people who report on them, have no clue what they are doing, but giving Trump credit for this would be expecting too much off him

[–] human@slrpnk.net 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “The plaques are eloquently written descriptions of each President and the legacy they left behind. As a student of history, many were written directly by the President himself.”

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 12 points 1 week ago

"student of history" lmao

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Yeah right... Maybe dictated to some secretary that ran it through some AI to make it sound more like him

Trump taking credit for something he is not responsible for sounds very plausible

Even if he did write a draft of them, I doubt that the idea was his.

[–] EditsHisComments@lemmy.world 62 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is ordered by the man who was proud to be thin-skinned and spent their whole lives trying to be in the spotlight more than anyone else. He doesn't care why, he just wants to be the most famous of anyone.

Literally screams childhood abandonment syndrome. It'd almost be sad if he wasn't such a terrible person who spent their whole life destroying everyone's lives.

[–] triptrapper@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I often remind people that what we refer to as "personality disorders" don't appear out of nowhere. The most narcissistic person you know is paralyzed with fear that they're unlovable. When they speak highly of themselves, they're desperate for you to tell them they're good and special, because they can't find that goodness in themselves. Unfortunately when their efforts repel everyone around them, they end up confirming what they fear the most.

For all the darkness and evil Trump has brought to this world, remember that he's never really felt loved a day in his life.

[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 50 points 1 week ago (1 children)

TDS is real but only one person in the world actually has it.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are you certain it isn’t hereditary?

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago

His multiple children also all have multiple children. The stain on humanity is a cancer.

[–] finley@lemmy.zip 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This, from the guy who buried one of his ex-wives on his own golf course just so he could continue cheating on her…

Don’t forget about the tax breaks.

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Electing a relatable president that one identifies is understandable. Stupid, but understandable. Unfortunately a large chunk of the American electorate are apparently fucking assholes.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago

Always have been.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He really enjoys vandalizing the White House.

Much like he's vandalizing America.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

And conservatives love it because they hate America.

They prove it every single day.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 week ago

Remember it's all projection, everything he says about others is actually admitted guilt for him.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It’s going to take decades to undo the damage he has done.

[–] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

That's optimistic. In terms of physical changes, it will take a couple years; in terms of law and policy changes, it will take decades if it can ever be undone.

But in terms of global standing, reputation, trust, credit, etc? That shit is never coming back. Only a fucking moron would agree to any strong partnership with the US knowing that every 4 years there's a significant chance that their leader could be a demented, spoiled brat who will tear everything apart and nobody will stop him from doing the most batshit insane cruelties imaginable. Once is a fluke; we elected this dumbass traitor twice, and we did nothing about his atrocities after the first go.

This stupid asshole wrecked everything, and we still haven't truly felt even a small fraction of the damage yet.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Personally, I don't see it happening.

Orange traitor can die. Still leaves an alarming percentage of absolutely braindead fascists in our nation. That can't really end any other way than catastrophically. Couple that with the extremely wealthy hording more and more of our wealth and I'd say we're pretty much cooked as a nation.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

He's far from done, it's not even been a yearm USA is pretty much done at this point, I doubt their will be anything close to a reel election before decades, if it ever happen again. The real question is much of the rest of the world pedonald will take down with him.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Y’all know he’s batshit demented, right?

It’s so fucked up how every news sewer just lets that slide.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We don't have news channels in the U.S. We have entertainment channels.

Felon rapist man-children who are non-stop daily drama are good for entertainment channels.

[–] valek879@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Our news literally moved online to blogs and YouTube like 6 or more years ago. You want in depth well researched journalism? You have outfits like Unicorn Riot, War on the Rocks, and Propublica or you have a YouTuber who has a special interest for a particular subject.

If you want to know what is happening right now it's social media.

If you want to feel emotions while trying to forget about your ever growing medical bills and just want a victim to blame, you go to cable entertainment news networks like The First (which, as a tangent, was last week, promoting the idea that Somalians were genetically incapable of living in a democracy), Newsmax, Fox, CNN or some other ragebait.

It's fucked up. I don't know how to save us. So many people live with blinders on because, "Well, it doesn't affect me!" I'm just here having panic attacks watching them come for other minorities, waiting for them to come for me. I'll fight harder once my family obligations are over but right now it's just a giant shit burger.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

calling former President Joe Biden “the worst President in American History.”

The only argument for that being that he didn't take the necessary steps to ensure Trump would never be president again. What those steps are is left up to the reader.

[–] saphiron@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

Pot calling the kettle black.... The orange man has the thinnest skin I've ever seen and I'll celebrate the day he keels over.

[–] Ininewcrow@piefed.ca 14 points 1 week ago

America is the dysfunctional trailer park family that has put their 12 year spoiled brat child in charge of the park. Everyone hates him but they have to keep in place for some reason.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

Trump is such an insecure prick. And he knows it. Get lost, loser. Nobody likes you.

[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

It's so childishly political at every point. How can anyone see this kind of thing, all the time, and not see it for the propaganda effort it is?

[–] DBT@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

You just described the entire Trump family tree.

Except Mary Trump, the black sheep of the family who is actually educated and has been speaking out against Trump for years. Respect for her.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Hater museum

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Baby donnie and his rethuglican party are some of the biggest babies in the world.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Obama and Biden should in unison say the conman has ODS and BDS.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

And point, and laugh. Ridicule IS the Way!

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

What a fucking child. Did he draw mustaches and hats on their portraits too? Oh yeah, he already does that to other people.

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Pretty hard to argue Trump hasn't been the worst, most destructive President, way worse than Obama or Biden.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What did they add under trumps?

[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably riddled with outlandish exaggerations and flights of fancy such as:

A human being, an adequate father and husband, and a qualified leader. President Trump was famously literate, and regularly formed coherent sentences. His body was completely normal and multiple people were capable of tolerating his naked form without the threat of, or application of, force. He did not need a night light.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

Scored A+++++ on that full body MRI

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

What a sad, insecure, petty loser he is. How are there so many people too dumb to see through it

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Such strength. Much confidence.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Well at least he's consistent.

Every. Fucking. Day.

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The new ball room is the ideal size for his plaque once he’s gone

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 points 1 week ago

Nah, we're going to have to bulldoze that thing to make room for the gallows.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

More Whitehouse vandalism

[–] webp@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

May as well replace the portraits with mirrors for the self-absorbed prick.

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 1 points 1 week ago

Nein nein nein nein nein!!

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

For what reason does the president need the power to demand changes to the White House? They only rent it for 4 years at a time. I've never been allowed to deface existing wall art or commission an addition to the building at any of the places I've rented.

It should be a political motion to change the House. Like a security committee requesting renovations to update defenses.

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