President Trump did exactly what he promised: he mocked the left’s theatrics by installing a Biden “autopen” portrait where the standard presidential photo would hang, a stunt he first revealed during an exclusive Daily Caller interview. The exchange between Trump and Daily Caller White House correspondent Reagan Reese made it clear the idea originated from the president himself during her Oval Office tour.
When the new Presidential Walk of Fame was unveiled later in September, the empty Biden frame — replaced by an image of an autopen and its signature — was impossible to miss and guaranteed to drive the liberal press into apoplexy. Major outlets reported the display and the deliberate snub as part of Trump’s ongoing redesign of the White House grounds and décor.
Reagan Reese found herself at the center of the story because she was the reporter in the room when Trump described his plan, and that exclusive gave conservatives an early look at how the administration planned to expose the hypocrisy of the left. Her coverage of Biden during the previous administration and now under Trump has forced the mainstream press to eat crow as she continues to scoop them on details they once ignored.
Let’s be honest: conservatives applauded the move not because we celebrate cheap theatrics, but because the autopen controversy is about real accountability. Autopens have been used across administrations, yes, but Republicans have raised legitimate questions about whether the device was abused to mask who was actually making consequential decisions — questions now pursued openly by GOP investigators.
The media’s predictable outrage only proves the point. Liberal outlets and cable hosts spent more time denouncing the art than reckoning with substantive concerns about executive transparency, while reporters who once shrugged off these issues have started shifting their tone after being repeatedly scooped by reporters like Reese. That change in tune is a small victory for journalism that actually serves the public interest.
This spectacle is more than a publicity stunt — it’s a call to keep pushing for answers. GOP investigations into the autopen’s use and the surrounding decisions during the prior administration are not partisan theater; they are necessary inquiries into whether the American people were being represented when signatures were applied. Conservatives should demand full transparency and let no office, no matter how powerful, hide behind bureaucratic conveniences.
Americans who toil every day deserve leaders and press who tell the truth, not soft coverage that protects the powerful. Trump’s bold, unapologetic move — and reporters like Reagan Reese exposing the story firsthand — remind patriots that someone in Washington is finally willing to pull back the curtain and make the elites uncomfortable. Expect more truth-telling and less spin as the right keeps pushing until the whole autopen affair is laid bare.
