Donald Trump just dropped a political bombshell, and it’s already ricocheting across Washington.
On Friday, the President announced that he is cancelling any executive order or directive from the Biden era that wasn’t directly signed by Joe Biden. And he’s pointing to one specific issue — the Autopen.
Trump says the device, which has been used for decades by both parties, became a tool for Biden’s team to issue orders without the President’s direct involvement. He even threw out a staggering number: according to him, “approximately 92 percent” of Biden’s documents were autopen-signed.
Trump’s argument is simple: if Biden didn’t personally authorize it, it’s invalid.
What Trump Actually Said
In a blunt post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that he is “cancelling all executive orders, and anything else that was not directly signed by Crooked Joe Biden,” claiming Biden “was not involved in the Autopen process.”
He went further, warning that claiming Biden personally approved those documents “would amount to perjury.”
That’s the line that set Washington buzzing.
Why This Matters Right Now
The Autopen isn’t new. Barack Obama was the first to use it for official signatures, and Trump used it too. Normally, it’s seen as a convenience — presidents often travel, and paperwork doesn’t wait.
But Trump is framing it differently. In his view, the device became a workaround for staffers who were calling the shots while shielding a “mentally declining” Biden. Republicans have pushed this narrative for years, and Trump just gave it a fresh jolt of energy.
Biden’s team didn’t respond to requests for comment today, but the President has dismissed these claims in the past.
The Political Stakes
What this really means is that Trump is trying to reopen a debate that never fully went away: who was actually running the Biden White House?
For people in states like Nevada — where inflation, energy costs, and border policy have been hot-button issues for years — Trump’s move taps into a broader sense of frustration. If Biden wasn’t directly signing orders, voters wonder, then who was guiding the country through those years?
This isn’t just a paperwork dispute. It’s a power question.
What Happens Next?
Legal experts are already weighing in, and there’s no consensus yet. Can a sitting president retroactively void previous executive orders based on how they were signed? The courts may end up answering that.
But even before any legal battle begins, Trump has succeeded in sparking a bigger national conversation. And that conversation centers on one explosive question:
Was Biden actually the one making the decisions — or was someone else steering the presidency?
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