President Donald J. Trump unleashed a political earthquake on Friday, issuing one of the most aggressive declarations of his administration — announcing that any executive action allegedly approved through Joe Biden’s now-infamous autopen process is effectively void, cancelled, and stripped of authority, and vowing that anyone who misused the device would face serious legal scrutiny.
In a fiery Truth Social post, Trump blasted the Biden team for what he framed as a presidency run by handlers instead of by Biden himself.
“Any document that Sleepy Joe Biden supposedly ‘signed’ with the autopen — which was nearly all of them — is HEREBY CANCELLED,” Trump wrote. “The autopen cannot be used unless the President personally authorizes it. That did not happen.”
Trump accused Biden’s aides, advisers, and inner circle of effectively running the presidency behind Biden’s back, describing them as “Radical Left lunatics circling Biden like vultures around the Resolute Desk.”
He continued:
“I am rescinding every executive action that was rubber-stamped by staff instead of signed by Crooked Joe himself. These individuals had no constitutional authority to use the autopen, and did so unlawfully.”
Then came the warning shot:
“If Biden claims he personally approved these autopen signatures, he’ll have to answer for that — under oath.”
Congress Fired the First Shot — Trump’s Order Turns It Into a Firestorm
Trump’s bold move comes one month after the House Oversight Committee released a blistering report accusing Biden’s staff of masking the president’s cognitive and physical struggles while allegedly authorizing official acts without his direct involvement.
The committee’s findings — summarized in a report titled “The Biden Autopen Presidency: Decline, Delusion, and Deception in the White House” — claim that top Biden advisers, political operatives, and even his personal physician were part of an effort to keep the public in the dark about Biden’s capabilities.
A press release accompanying the report stated that Biden’s team allegedly:
- Exercised presidential authority behind the scenes
- Used the autopen to push executive actions without Biden
- Failed to properly document decision-making
- And kept the public unaware of Biden’s deteriorating condition
Rep. James Comer, chair of the Oversight Committee, summarized the scandal in unmistakable terms:
“The Biden Autopen Presidency will rank among the biggest political disgraces in American history. As the public saw Biden decline in real time, his inner circle orchestrated a cover-up and carried out unauthorized executive actions using the autopen — actions that are now invalid.”
A Presidency in Question — and Trump Takes the Offensive
Trump’s declaration isn’t a small bureaucratic correction — it is a direct strike at the legitimacy of Biden’s presidential record, effectively placing a cloud over a massive chunk of his executive output.
While critics say Trump’s move is political, supporters argue he is doing what Congress began: exposing what they describe as an unprecedented experiment in presidential outsourcing — a White House managed by staffers, advisers, and gatekeepers rather than by the elected commander in chief.
Bottom Line
Trump has now officially:
- Rejected the validity of autopen-signed Biden orders
- Ordered those actions null unless proven otherwise
- Threatened perjury charges if Biden claims personal approval
- Reinforced congressional calls for a Justice Department investigation
- And reframed the Biden years as a presidency run by staff — not by Biden himself
Whether this leads to court battles, criminal inquiries, or a historic rewriting of the Biden era remains to be seen — but one thing is clear:
Trump has slammed the door on the so-called “Autopen Presidency” — and the political system is still reverberating from the blast.