Trump's battle against the Autopen. He replaced Biden's photo in the White House colonnade

The non-profit lobby group Power the Future, which advocates for federal government support on behalf of mining companies, published a report back in May claiming that President Biden had “no knowledge” of the energy regulations he had just signed with an autopen. These very same energy lobbyists claim that Biden did not know he had signed six selected climate regulations.

According to legal experts, the use of an Autopen is legal, but the person signing must be aware of the documents being signed. However, what is suspicious are the amnesties for Hunter Biden—who is accused of accepting bribes in the “Ten Percent for the Big Guy” affair—and Fauci, whose agency apparently transferred money to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, from which Covid allegedly escaped.

The head of state as a symbol

Although American representatives are debating who led the “Biden circle” – with the former First Lady Jill Biden's advisor, Anthony Bernal, being mentioned most often – this new decoration of Trump can also be seen as an “insult to the majesty” of the head of state.

Despite all his missteps, gaffes, and radical decisions that harm American interests, Joe Biden was elected and confirmed as president of the United States. His presence thus symbolized the United States itself, and although many Americans would reject this as a “monarchist remnant,” they see the head of the White House in exactly this way.

However, social polarization in the US has reached a stage where, despite declarations about the continuity of state power and its peaceful transfer after legitimate elections, Americans on both sides question the legitimacy of the “other side.” The United States thus risks undermining its own traditions of representative government on the domestic stage.

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