US President Donald Trump shows Chinese President Xi Jinping an “autopen” device displayed at the White House in place of former President Joe Biden’s portrait, and the two leaders laugh during the interaction, according to multiple outlets.
The reporting says Trump presents the item as part of a light moment during the leaders’ meeting. Each source describes the same setting: the autopen is used for signing official documents, and it is displayed publicly at the White House where the former president’s portrait previously was.
While the outlets differ only minimally in wording, they consistently focus on the same key detail—the joke associated with the Biden portrait replacement—and on Xi’s reaction. The articles do not dispute the basic account of the exchange, including where the device is located and who is present. The emphasis is on the leaders’ on-camera demeanor rather than on any policy implications of the display.
