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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 151 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This would be considered petty even for a toddler.

[–] human@slrpnk.net 58 points 1 day 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 15 points 1 day 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 day 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 day ago

"student of history" lmao

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day 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 59 points 1 day 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 13 hours 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 49 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

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

Are you certain it isn’t hereditary?

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

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

[–] finley@lemmy.zip 46 points 1 day 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 32 points 1 day 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 15 points 1 day ago

Always have been.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He really enjoys vandalizing the White House.

Much like he's vandalizing America.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago

And conservatives love it because they hate America.

They prove it every single day.

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

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

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

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

[–] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day 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 23 hours 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 day 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 19 points 1 day 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 8 points 23 hours 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 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours 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.

[–] saphiron@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day 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.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day 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.

[–] Ininewcrow@piefed.ca 11 points 1 day 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.

[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 9 points 22 hours 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 day ago (1 children)
[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours 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.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 8 points 13 hours ago

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

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

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

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

And point, and laugh. Ridicule IS the Way!

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago

Hater museum

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago

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

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

What did they add under trumps?

[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 day 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 day ago

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

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 hours ago

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

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day 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 23 hours ago

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

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

Such strength. Much confidence.

[–] webp@mander.xyz 2 points 16 hours ago

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

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

Well at least he's consistent.

Every. Fucking. Day.

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

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

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 points 23 hours ago

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

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

When life gives you colons, make colonnade.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago

More Whitehouse vandalism

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 1 points 9 hours ago

Nein nein nein nein nein!!

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