Trump hangs autopen photo instead of Biden portrait in new presidential gallery

Latest snub is part of US president's attempts to delegitimise his predecessor with unproven claims…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/25/trump-hangs-autopen-photo-instead-of-biden-portrait-in-new-presidential-gallery

 

Republican attacks on FBI, IRS point to larger move to delegitimize federal government - The Washington Post

"I do think that both the policies and rhetoric that took hold during the Trump presidency led many people to question the legitimacy of government," said Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees. "They delegitimized everything from the Constitution to elections to Congress to law enforcement to the missions of our agencies … So, he did succeed in delegitimizing government and people's trust in our institutions of democracy."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/24/gop-attacks-fbi-doj-government-trump/

Most Republicans think DOJ, FBI trying to 'delegitimize' Trump -- The Hill: Poll

A majority of Republicans believe the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) are working to "delegitimize" President Trump through the Russia election-hacking investigations, according to a new poll...
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/372460-most-republicans-believe-fbi-doj-trying-to-delegitimize-trump-poll

The White House Keeps Pushing False Claims of Voter Fraud. It’s Not Just to Boost the President’s Ego. (Slate)

Birtherism, the conspiracy theory that Barack Obama was born abroad and thus ineligible for the presidency, served a very specific purpose. It was a tool of delegitimization, a means to drive xenophobic suspicion and racial hostility. It’s why Donald Trump, its chief advocate, never truly dropped the crusade—not after wide condemnation from critics and fact-checkers; not after wide ridicule from much of the public; and not after Obama released his long-form birth certificate, debunking the charge outright. “A lot of people question it,” said Trump in a 2015 question-and-answer session with Fox News’ Sean Hannity a few months before he announced his bid for the White House.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/02/the_trump_administration_is_pushing_the_voter_fraud_falsehood_still.html

Trump Administration Absolutely Outraged Someone Would Try To Delegitimize A President (The Huffington Post)

In its short time in office, the new administration has consistently complained that people keep trying to undermine and delegitimize President Donald Trump. ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-aides-birtherism_us_58877286e4b070d8cad56158?

Reince Priebus Complains About The Press Trying To Delegitimize Donald Trump (The Huffington Post)

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus went after the press Sunday for trying to "delegitimize" President Donald Trump, a man who spent years telling the country that Barack Obama was not constitutionally eligible to be president. ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reince-priebus-trump-birther_us_5884bfa3e4b070d8cad3200b?