Sleepy Joe, divisive Obama: Trump mocks predecessors

President Donald Trump has affixed partisan plaques to the portraits of all US commanders in chief, himself included, on his Presidential Walk of Fame at the White House, describing Joe Biden as 'sleepy' and Barack Obama as 'divisive'.

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The additions, first seen publicly Wednesday, mark Trump's latest effort to remake the White House in his own image, while flouting the protocols of how presidents treat their predecessors and doubling down on his determination to reshape how US history is told.

"The plaques are eloquently written descriptions of each President and the legacy they left behind," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said describing the installation in the colonnade that runs from the West Wing to the residence. "As a student of history, many were written directly by the President himself."

Indeed, the Trumpian flourishes include the president's typical bombastic language and haphazard capitalisation. They also highlight Trump's fraught relationships with his more recent predecessors.