'Utterly Disgusting' Donald Trump Eviscerated by Critics for Mocking Joe Biden Autopen Drama to Xi Jinping: 'He's Humiliating the United States'

President Donald Trump was brutally mocked by a bipartisan chorus of critics after poking fun at former President Joe Biden to Chinese leader Xi Jinping by showing him an image of a mechanical autopen device signing Biden's name in place of a traditional photographic portrait.

Critics slammed the behavior as "utterly disgusting" for disparaging a former American leader in front of a foreign head of state.

Trump guided Xi along the White House colonnade's "Presidential Walk of Fame" during the Chinese leader's state visit in Washington, D.C.

The 80-year-old POTUS replaced Biden's official presidential portrait with an image of an autopen — a machine that automatically signs documents — referencing unproven claims that Biden's staff signed decisions without his knowledge.

Pointing to the framed pen, Trump told Xi, "This is the autopen... It's Biden," prompting Xi and members of his entourage to laugh.

Trump also pointed to a photo of himself with Xi and joked that he did not recognize himself, telling the Chinese leader, "We respect you.”

Political observers argued it was inappropriate and damaging to national dignity for a sitting president to mock a domestic political rival to a foreign adversary.

Former Democratic congressman John Delaney blasted the move as “the most un-American thing an American president has ever done.”

Former Trump White House aide Sarah Matthews agreed, saying, “Nothing says ‘America First’ like mocking a former American president in front of a communist dictator. Trump may think he’s humiliating Biden, but all he’s doing is humiliating the United States.”

Wall Street Journal editor-at-large Gerard Baker was succinct in his condemnation of the incident, writing, “Just utterly disgusting.”

Baker’s fellow conservative journalist Charles C. W. Cooke of The National Review declared, “This is grotesque behavior. Joe Biden was an American president. Xi is a communist dictator, and the head of a foreign state. Our internal divisions are not fair game in this context.”

Jonah Goldberg, another conservative journalist, was also aghast, penning, “There is no better example I can think of how Trump isn’t a steward of America or remotely patriotic or even nationalistic. He is simply a partisan of his own ego. This is just gross. He’s trying to suck up to a dictator and adversary by mocking another American president. And, btw, the anonymous functionary running this account will be remembered as a tiny little throne-sniffing weasel.”

Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile joined the conservatives in blasting the incident, asking, “Where’s the love for the USA? Why is Trump making fun or poking at a former President in front of a communist dictator who is not our friend. What’s the matter with Donald Trump?”

Political strategist Chris D. Jackson clarified, “They are not laughing with you, Donald. They are laughing at you. You fool.”

Although no prominent congressional Republicans have specifically condemned the "autopen" joke itself, several GOP senators have sharply criticized Trump’s "red-carpet treatment" of the Chinese president.

North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said the U.S. should reserve formal, welcoming receptions "for people who are not plotting our ultimate demise — not Xi Jinping.”