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Trump Proudly Shows Biden’s Autopen Portrait to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

President Trump met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday and, at one point, brought him through his newly arranged presidential portrait hallway. And for those wondering, yes, the autopen portrait is still hanging in the spot where President Joe Biden’s photo should be, and Trump made a point of showing it to the Crown Prince.

In late September, President Trump released footage of the "Presidential Walk of Fame," which featured Biden's autopen signature, after several reports came out that former President Biden, or those in his cabinet, used an autopen to sign off on directives from executive orders to presidential pardons.

President Trump met with the Crown Prince on Tuesday to strengthen the economic and defensive partnership between the two countries, which included signed deals on defense guarantees and nuclear cooperation.

Trump praised the crown prince and designated Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally. Key topics of their meeting included a potential binding defense arrangement signaling Washington's commitment to Saudi security, sales of advanced F-35 fighter jets, civilian nuclear ambitions, and a $1 trillion Saudi investment pledge in the United States.