Trump, 79, forgets to sign bill during hour-long ramble with Congress leaders watching [View all]
Source: The Independent
Wednesday 10 June 2026 13:02 EDT
President Donald Trump on Wednesday spent nearly a full hour ranting about the new-look Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, announcing renewed aerial attacks on Iran, and downplaying the sky-high inflation that his war against Tehran has caused before nearly forgetting to do the one thing he’d brought reporters into the Oval Office to see.
As White House aides attempted to usher the White House press pool from the room after Trump ended the event by thanking reporters, he was reminded that he had not put pen to paper on the immigration and border funding package he’d been meant to sign as congressional leaders looked on.
But when someone pointed out that he hadn’t actually signed the bill at the signing ceremony, he quickly pivoted to attacking his predecessor’s use of an autopen as he took out his bespoke Sharpie and inked a signature on the page as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso and others watched over his shoulder. “See, Biden wouldn't do this. That's the real deal, right there.” he said.
Trump’s belated performance of one of his core constitutional duties comes just four days before he will mark his 80th birthday by attending an Ultimate Fighting Championship event that is set to take place on the South Lawn as part of the country’s semiquincentennial celebration.
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