Trump Action Archive

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• Trump posted video depicting himself on Mt. Rushmore sculpture — Before his trip to South Dakota, Trump posted a video showing his own likeness on a golden sculpture of Mt. Rushmore, alongside images of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, with voiceover stating "I will be the greatest president for many, many years to come." The video opened with text reading "Art of the vision" over an American flag.

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• Federal grant funded "Freedom Trucks" with sanitized history exhibits — Six traveling "Freedom Trucks" fanned out for the 250th anniversary with exhibits created by conservative groups including Hillsdale College and PragerU, featuring AI-generated historical figures and messaging that rights are a "gift from God." The trucks received a $14 million federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services paired with $10 million from Freedom 250. The exhibits omit slavery, Native removal, labor history, and civil rights, presenting a narrow, sanitized version of American history using public funds.

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• Trump administration held taxpayer-funded evangelical worship event on National Mall as part of 250th anniversary celebration — Thousands gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for an eight-hour taxpayer-funded evangelical worship event called "Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving." President Trump, Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Gabbard, and Defense Secretary Hegseth spoke on video; House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke in person. Nineteen clergy and faith leaders participated, nearly all Christian evangelicals. The event promoted the claim that the United States was founded as a Christian nation, contradicting the 1796 Treaty of Tripoli and the Founders' explicit separation of church and state.
• "Rededicate 250" National Jubilee of Prayer held in Washington, DC — A religious and political event called the "Rededicate 250" National Jubilee of Prayer was held in Washington, DC on May 17, 2026. Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a prayer rejecting what he characterized as "sinister ideologies" and attacks on American history and spiritual identity. Trump submitted a prerecorded message that was widely criticized for poor audio and visual quality. The event featured religious leaders including Franklin Graham and Eric Metaxas speaking on themes of national spiritual renewal and opposition to what they termed cultural degradation.

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• White House added partisan descriptions of previous presidents to Presidential Walk of Fame — In mid-December 2025, the White House revealed that Trump had attached partisan descriptions of previous presidents on the "Presidential Walk of Fame" at the White House. The descriptions called Democratic president Barack Obama "one of the most divisive figures in American History" and Joe Biden "by far, the worst President in American History," claiming Biden took office "as a result of the most corrupt Election ever seen in the United States" and "oversaw a series of unprecedented disasters that brought our Nation to the brink of destruction." Trump described himself as the architect of "the Greatest Economy in the History of the World."
• Trump installs partisan plaques on White House presidential portraits — White House officials installed new plaques beneath presidential portraits in the "Presidential Walk of Fame" featuring Trump's personal assessments of former presidents. Biden's plaque calls him "by far, the worst President in American History" and falsely claims his election was "the most corrupt Election ever seen." Obama is branded "one of the most divisive political figures." Clinton's accomplishments are minimized and his wife's 2016 loss to Trump is highlighted. Reagan receives praise. Biden's portrait was replaced with an image of an autopen. The plaques adopt opinionated language resembling Trump's Truth Social posts rather than neutral historical summaries.
• White House installed plaques mocking former presidents Obama and Biden in presidential portrait hall — The White House installed plaques beneath portraits of former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden in the hall of presidential portraits. The plaque under Obama's portrait describes him as "one of the most divisive political figures in American History" who "passed the highly ineffective 'Unaffordable' Care Act." The plaque under an autopen replacing Biden's portrait states: "Sleepy Joe Biden was, by far, the worst President in American History. Taking office as a result of the most corrupt Election ever seen in the United States, Biden oversaw a series of unprecedented disasters that brought our Nation to the brink of destruction."
• White House installs plaques criticizing former presidents — The White House installed plaques criticizing former presidents under Trump's new "Presidential Walk of Fame." Joe Biden's plaque reads that he was "by far, the worst President," and Barack Obama's reads, "One of the most divisive political figures in American History," and blamed him for creating the "Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax."
• Senator Murkowski criticized Trump's presidential plaques as inappropriate — Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) told NBC that the plaques are inappropriate, stating that the individuals featured were elected presidents of the country and that Trump should not attempt to redefine their contributions or lack thereof. She expressed concern that the plaques represent an improper use of the presidential residence to attack predecessors.
• Trump installed plaques attacking former presidents in White House — The Trump administration installed plaques featuring biographical write-ups of former presidents along the West Wing colonnade as part of Trump's "Walk of Fame." The plaques for Trump's Democratic opponents read like Truth Social attacks, with harsh language and emphasis capitalization. Biden's plaque calls him "by far, the worst President in American history" and features an autopen signature instead of Biden's actual signature. Obama's plaque refers to him as "Barack Hussein Obama" and calls him "one of the most divisive political figures in American History," attacking his healthcare and foreign policy. Clinton's plaque ends by noting his wife lost the 2016 presidency to Trump. Jackson's plaque compares Trump's treatment by the press to Jackson's and Lincoln's.