'We're Paying For This S**t!': Critics Wallop Trump Over His Partisan Plaque Job

Donald Trump has added a cluster of petty swipes to his already-partisan “Presidential Walk of Fame.” Plaques have been installed under the row of gold-coloured framed portraits that depict (most of) Trump’s presidential predecessors. The “Walk of Fame” was installed along the West Wing colonnade outside the Oval Office earlier this year. The display doesn’t include a portrait of former President Joe Biden . Instead, it features the image of an “autopen” device writing Biden’s signature, a reference to one of Trump’s frequent attacks against his predecessor. (Note: Trump, like other presidents, has used such devices to replicate their signature.) The new plaques hurl additional insults at Biden and recent Democratic presidents. Biden’s plaque refers to “Sleepy Joe” as “by far, the worst” president, while the one under former President Barack Obama ’s portrait labels him “one of the most divisive political figures” in US history. Former President Bill Clinton’s plaque notes that his wife, Hillary Clinton, lost to Trump in the 2016 presidential election. One social media user on Bluesky joked that they’ll need a “good dentist to remove all this plaque,” while another reminded folks that “we’re paying for this shit.” Read those posts, and more, below: Will need a good dentist to remove all this plaque. — Missing The Point (@missingthept.bsky.social) 2025-12-17T18:21:04.884Z And we’re paying for this shit! — (@1fiercemalmy.bsky.social) 2025-12-17T18:05:04.039Z ok but come on i gotta know whats on the older plaques. what's his nickname for warren harding — lauren (@lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com) 2025-12-17T18:10:57.343Z I bet half of the 19th century presidents' plaques (other than Lincoln & McKinley ) just say "Never heard of him. Not very impressive." — Doktor Zoom (@doktorzoom.bsky.social) 2025-12-17T19:34:50.166Z Ragged text, wildly uneven margins, carrying text across plaques rather than ordering plaques of an appropriate size.This White House, as an institution, is utterly incompetent at basic technical tasks that any community college would handle easily as a matter of course. — Angus Johnston (@angus.bsky.social) 2025-12-17T22:48:33.991Z "Russia Russia Russia hoax" is on an actual plaque. — Liz Schiller #DefundthePolice (@lizzzs.bsky.social) 2025-12-17T18:04:12.446Z WOW! LOOK AT THE PLAQUE UNDER TRUMP’S PHOTO — Governor Newsom Press Office (@govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov) 2025-12-17T22:13:07.517Z He honestly thinks it’s his house. — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2025-12-17T18:18:02.523Z Trump hard at work on the issues that matter most to the American people like writing plaques with his personal grievances to display to himself — Michael McDonald (@electproject.bsky.social) 2025-12-17T18:07:25.772Z I take comfort knowing I will long outlive these poor plaques — J6 Plaque (@thejan6plaque.bsky.social) 2025-12-17T20:14:40.849Z