President Donald Trump announced plans to display a White House portrait of his predecessor Joe Biden that will prominently feature the Democrat’s autopen device, which remains under federal investigation.
Trump revealed details about the portrait during a Friday meeting with Daily Caller reporter Reagan Reese, showing sketches of what he described as Biden’s official portrait for display in the coming weeks.
“We put up a picture of the autopen,” Trump stated while presenting the portrait concept to the reporter in the White House.
The president did not specify whether the portrait would show Biden alongside the autopen device or feature the signing machine independently.
Trump demonstrated the planned placement for what he calls the “Presidential Wall of Fame” in the Rose Garden, showing reporter Reese various portrait options under consideration.
“I think the black and white – same picture, but black and white. Yeah, and I’m not using that one with the smile,” Trump explained during the presentation.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Communications Director Steven Cheung assisted Trump in displaying the different portrait alternatives to the Daily Caller reporter.
Trump indicated the portrait selection would generate significant reaction, telling the reporter, “This is going to be very