Trump's 'appalling' White House plaques spark backlash: 'Something very wrong here'
A recent renovation at the White House caused quite a stir on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump recently installed a "Walk of Fame" featuring photographs of former presidents, which lines the walkway from the West Wing to the White House. On Wednesday, the administration installed plaques with information about each president, some of which were personally written by Trump, CNN's Kit Maher reported.
One of the plaques describes former President Joe Biden as "by far, the worst President." Former President Barack Obama's plaque says he was "one of the most divisive political figures in American History" and the creator of the "Russia, Russia, Russia hoax," MS NOW's Vaughn Hillyard reported.
Photos of the plaques spread online, generating significant backlash for the Trump White House.
"Appalling. Embarrassing. Juvenile. Something very wrong here," MS NOW national security analyst Barry McCaffrey posted on X.
"They’ve turned the ‘people’s house’ into authoritarian partisan tacky propaganda," Mehdi Hasan, founder of Zeteo News, posted on X. "Imagine if Obama had… oh forget it."
"Trump continues to focus on literally everything BUT making the lives of everyday Americans better, at a time they're feeling pain the most," former Pentagon spokesperson Chris Meagher posted on X.
"God he’s just a walking embarrassment," sports writer Matt Verderam posted on X. "It’s not even a conservative/liberal thing. Its an American thing."