UPDATE: Donald Trump Takes Office as the 47th US President

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That's the problem we are lways trying to water down the message to satisfy people who will never vote for democrats. Always worried about the other side when they ain't worried about us. When we water down the message we make our base less excited which lessens turnout and we lose. They turn up their base no matter what. They will make up some shit to turn up their base. We want to water down our issues to make them palatable to billy bob in his trailer and he could give two shits about an issue.
I understand your point, but the identity of the messenger matters; during Biden's campaign, we lost the union vote when Kamala stepped in. There are individuals who simply won't cast their votes for a woman, particularly a black woman, which cost us some votes. They exaggerated issues surrounding transgender rights and constructed false narratives about trans men using women’s bathrooms and locker rooms. The Republicans dominate all areas of Washington, yet they never attempt to introduce a comprehensive immigration bill, even one of their own extreme proposals; why is that? Because they anticipate running on this issue again, claiming that Democrats want to reopen the borders and reinstate those who have left, backed by court proceedings. We need to think like our opponents, as that's what I would do. Before the midterms, I would introduce a significant bill aimed at stripping rights from transgender and gay individuals, forcing you to vote against it. This is chess, not checkers.
 

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Steven Nelson
Published Sep. 24, 2025, 3:40 p.m. ET
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WASHINGTON — President Trump unveiled the new “Presidential Walk of Fame” at the White House Wednesday, featuring photos of the 45 men who have led the United States — with a harsh rebuke of former President Joe Biden, who is represented by an image of an autopen.

“The Presidential Walk of Fame has arrived on the West Wing Colonnade. Wait for it…” tweeted Trump special assistant Margo Martin, with a panned video of the gold-framed portraits, beginning with George Washington nearest the White House residence before reaching pictures of Trump and the autopen.

Trump, 79, personally inspected the latest Executive Mansion renovation in a photo tweeted by the official White House account.

Three framed portraits hang on a white wall, two of Donald Trump and one of Joe Biden's signature.5
Former President Joe Biden is portrayed as an autopen in President Trump’s new “Presidential Walk of Fame.”The White House/ X
Donald Trump walks by a wall of framed pictures of past presidents with a man in a navy uniform carrying papers walking behind him.5
Trump is shown inspecting the new photo lineup along the West Wing Colonnade.The White House/ X

The Colonnade abuts the Rose Garden and connects the presidential living quarters and event spaces of the White House to workspaces, including the Oval Office in the West Wing.

Trump’s plan to portray Biden, 82, as an autopen was known for weeks, and the iconic passageway’s white wall was recently resurfaced in preparation.

Trump has highlighted his predecessor’s use of the electronic signing device to question whether Democratic aides improperly used Biden’s signature during his alleged cognitive decline.


Although he was forced to drop his re-election bid last year by fellow Democrats panicked about his mental acuity, Biden has insisted that he was fully in control and that he authorized the autopen’s use.

Auto-penned signatures carry full legal force so long as they were authorized.

Biden White House emails indicate that there were internal and Justice Department concerns about the then-president’s apparent lack of review of “specific documents” for mass-clemencies in January.

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.5
Trump regularly highlights Biden’s use of an autopen for official documents, including legislation and pardons.Al Drago/UPI/Shutterstock
President Joe Biden, wearing a black suit and face mask, walks along a White House colonnade toward the Rose Garden.5
Biden is shown on the Colonnade in 2022.AFP via Getty Images
Trump has made many other White House renovations — including the under-construction ballroom that will replace the East Wing.

Other recent changes include gold gilding and adornments added to the Oval Office and Cabinet Room, a refreshed Palm Room lobby, the replacement of sod with a patio in the Rose Garden, two massive new flagpoles on the North and South Lawns and a gut job on the Lincoln Bedroom’s bathroom.


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A Biden spokesperson did not immediately offer comment.

Although the jab at Biden was gleefully circulated Wednesday by Trump supporters, the photo exhibit has not received universal acclaim.

US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh walk along the White House Colonnade.5
The Colonnade often frames photo ops with presidents and visiting world leaders, such as this 2009 photo of President Barack Obama with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.Pete Souza – White House via CNP
Pete Souza, the former chief White House photographer for Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, condemned the looming redesign last month when DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro shared an image of prep work for the display.

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“The current occupant of the Oval Office is ruining the look of the White House colonnade. He is hanging dozens of gold-framed portraits along the wall of the colonnade,” Souza wrote on Instagram.

“I find it personally appalling that he is ruining the People’s House in so many ways. It’s becoming the northern Mar-e-Lago [sic].”
 
Adelita Grijalva wins US House special election in Arizona, delivering decisive signature for Epstein files push

Molly English
September 24, 2025


Democrat Adelita Grijalva has won a special election in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, which will deliver the decisive signature to the push for a vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files.

The race was held to determine who would fill the seat vacated by the late Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva, who died from cancer in March. Former Rep. Grijalva’s daughter was heavily favored against Republican Daniel Butierez, who ran for the seat against the elder Grijalva in 2024, losing the race by 26 points.

A discharge petition circulated by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California, needs 218 House members to sign on to force leadership to hold a vote to release the Epstein files. The pair notched their 217th signature earlier this month when Democratic Rep. James Walkinshaw, fresh off winning a special election in Virginia’s 11th District, was sworn in and signed the petition...

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