Former President Joe Biden’s reliance on an autopen for signing official documents has just been exposed as a far bigger deal than anyone thought. A bombshell report from the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project has uncovered not one, not two, but three distinct autopen signatures used during Biden’s time in the White House. This isn’t just a clerical quirk; it’s a glaring question mark over who was running the show.
The story, in a nutshell, is that Biden’s administration leaned heavily on mechanical signatures for hundreds of official proclamations and documents, sparking serious concerns about transparency and his cognitive capacity during his four-year term, Newsmax reported.
Let’s rewind to the beginning of this paper trail. The Oversight Project, under lead investigator Kyle Brosnan, dug deep into National Archives records from the first two years of Biden’s presidency. Their mission was simple: scrutinize the signatures on official proclamations.
What they found was anything but routine. As early as 2021, during Biden’s first year in office, a third autopen signature emerged on these documents. Brosnan himself noted, “There are several hundred of them,” pointing to the sheer volume of mechanically signed papers.
Now, let’s unpack that quote for a second. Hundreds of documents with flawless, uniform signatures scream “machine-made,” not “man-made,” and discovering a third unique autopen style suggests this wasn’t a one-off shortcut—it was standard operating procedure. If a signature is supposed to represent personal accountability, what does this say about who was truly in charge?
Across Biden’s entire four years in office, three different autopen signatures were used to stamp official business. That’s not just a backup plan; it’s a system. And systems like this don’t exactly scream transparency to the American public.
Fast forward to more recent developments, and the plot thickens. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer, R-Ky., isn’t letting this slide, confirming in May that his panel will keep probing both Biden’s mental state and this autopen habit. Comer’s frustration is palpable, and for good reason.
Comer didn’t mince words, stating, “The American people deserve to know who was calling the shots.” He’s right to question the narrative—when a president’s signature isn’t even his own, it’s hard to believe the decisions were either. This isn’t about personal jabs; it’s about accountability at the highest level.
Comer also added, “They gaslit the American people.” That’s a bold claim, but when you’ve got mechanical pens standing in for a president, it’s hard to argue the public wasn’t kept in the dark about something. Transparency isn’t just a buzzword; it’s the bedrock of trust in government.
Last week, the stakes got even higher. President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the attorney general to investigate whether Biden’s inner circle misled the public about his mental fitness and to verify the legitimacy of autopen-signed policies. This isn’t just a political jab—it’s a call to restore confidence in how our nation’s documents are handled.
Think about it: if a signature isn’t authentic, is the policy? Trump’s order cuts to the heart of whether the Biden White House played fast and loose with the truth. Turns out, actions—or in this case, autopens—do have consequences.
Meanwhile, Biden himself pushed back last week with a statement defending his role. He insisted, “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency.”
Biden continued, “Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false.” That’s a strong denial, but when you’ve got three autopens doing the heavy lifting, it’s tough to convince skeptics that every decision bears your stamp. The optics here aren’t exactly reassuring.
At the end of the day, this story isn’t about one man’s penmanship—it’s about the trust Americans place in their leaders. When signatures are mechanical, doubts about leadership become very human. The investigations by Comer’s committee and Trump’s executive order are steps toward answers, but the questions linger like ink on a page.
