Yuri Grips / Epa
Where is Joe Biden? In the “Hall of Fame” of the presidents, he disappeared. Your name is illustrated by an automatic pen. Controversy settles in the White House.
The White House inaugurated on Wednesday the tour of presidential fame, with portraits of all presidents of the United States, but where Democrat Joe Biden was replaced by the image of an automatic pen.
The corridor, next to the oval and flanked room of golden frames, was presented on the official social networks of the White House, with several photographs, including one in which the current president, Donald Trump, appears to observe the images and dwell in the face of its predecessor.
According to the White House, the option of exposing an automatic pen instead of the portrait of Biden refers to the device that allows subscribe to mechanical documents using a digital device.
Autopen is the name of a machine that Subscriptions automaticallyusing true ink. Has the size of a printer and a kind of robotic arm that can hold a penor a pencil, to replicate on paper, a previously programmed signature.
It is a way of facilitating work to public figures, such as rulers, who need to sign large amounts of official documents.
The device has been the target of criticism from Trump, who accuses Biden of having used it abusively, claiming that the Democrat suffered from “Cognitive decline” and would have delegated responsibilities.
The American company that manufactures these devices, Autopen Company, says they are used “for over 60 years” by “universities, government agencies and other institutions”, as well as some of the “most influential leaders in the world“In order to” apply their time and attention more effectively to important issues without compromising the impact of personalized correspondence. “
In June, Trump ordered the Attorney General, Pam Bondi, the opening of an investigation to find out if there was a conspiracy to “To deceive the public about the mental state of Biden” and if certain presidential functions would have been performed by third parties.
The accusation was rejected by Biden himself, who considered it “Ridiculous and false”, arguing that this is a distraction maneuver of the current Republican President.
