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Most presidents are content to appear on currency after their deaths, but Donald Trump is not most presidents. Trump administration officials, according to a Washington Post investigation<\/u><\/span> published Thursday, have pressed the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to put the sitting president\u2019s face on a $250 bill, and the administration has reassigned at least one person who pushed back.<\/p>\n

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters during a White House press briefing Thursday that the House has proposed legislation for the Senate to consider that would remove the ban on living people appearing on currency.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will stick to the law,\u201d Bessent said, adding that the decision rests with lawmakers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything untoward about having the president of the United States on the 250th anniversary bill.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Breaking news: Trump administration officials have pressed the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring the president\u2019s portrait, in what would be the first appearance of a living person on U.S. currency in more than 150 years. https:\/\/t.co\/S8sqdKSB7i<\/p>\n

\u2014 The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 28, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach and his senior adviser, Mike Brown, both political appointees, began pushing Bureau of Engraving and Printing staff last year for prototypes of a $250 bill featuring Trump\u2019s portrait. It would mark the first appearance of a living person on U.S. currency in more than 150 years, and doing so would require Congress to overturn an 1866 law passed after a portrait of a living Treasury official<\/u><\/span> appeared on a note and sparked public outcry.<\/p>\n

The currency push is the latest effort to place Trump\u2019s likeness on currency, official documents and federal buildings.<\/p>\n

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The State Department unveiled a limited-edition passport in April that features a page with Trump\u2019s<\/u><\/span> portrait surrounded by text from the Declaration of Independence. The redesign was framed by the Trump administration as a semiquincentennial commemoration.<\/p>\n

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National park pass<\/b><\/h2>\n
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The Interior Department announced its 2026 America the Beautiful pass \u2014 the annual all-access pass to federal lands \u2014 would feature Trump\u2019s face<\/u><\/span> alongside George Washington, displacing the traditional nature imagery selected through a public photo competition. A conservation group sued, arguing the move violates the 2004 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, which requires the pass to feature the winner of a National Park Foundation photo contest; the government responded by updating its policy to warn that placing stickers on passes \u2014 a popular form of protest \u2014 could void them.<\/p>\n

Federal buildings<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Giant banners bearing Trump\u2019s portrait have been installed<\/u><\/span> on the facades of at least three federal agency headquarters, including the Departments of Justice, Labor and Agriculture.<\/p>\n

$1 coin<\/b><\/h2>\n

The U.S. Mint published draft designs in December<\/u><\/span> of a $1 coin bearing Trump\u2019s face<\/u><\/span>, intended for general circulation as part of the nation\u2019s 250th birthday. The nonpartisan Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee \u2014 created by Congress to advise the Treasury on coin design \u2014 declined to review the proposal<\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n

24-karat gold commemorative coin<\/b><\/h2>\n

The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, made up of Trump\u2019s own appointees, approved a design in March<\/u><\/span> for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin depicting the president leaning over a desk with clenched fists. While the coin wouldn\u2019t circulate as currency, federal law prohibits<\/u><\/span> putting a living person on U.S. coinage.<\/p>\n

Trump gold card <\/b><\/h2>\n
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Trump signed an executive order establishing the \u201cTrump Gold Card<\/u><\/span>,\u201d a visa program offering a path to U.S. residency for a $1 million contribution, with a \u201cTrump Platinum Card\u201d reportedly in the works for $5 million. The program essentially sells government-issued residency documents bearing the president\u2019s name and likeness.<\/p>\n

Signature on paper currency and COVID stimulus checks<\/b><\/h2>\n

In March, the Treasury Department announced that Trump\u2019s signature would appear<\/u><\/span> on future U.S. currency as part of the 250th anniversary celebration. It would be the first time in history that a sitting president\u2019s signature has been printed on paper money. During his first term, when the IRS began mailing $1,200 relief payments to 70 million Americans under the CARES Act in April 2020, Trump\u2019s name appeared on the memo line<\/u><\/span> in the bottom-left corner of each check.<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s Name Is Added to Programs and Buildings<\/b><\/h2>\n
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  • Kennedy Center: <\/b>A Trump-appointed board of directors voted to add the president\u2019s name<\/u><\/span> to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., now officially styled as the Trump-Kennedy Center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • U.S. Institute of Peace: <\/b>The Trump administration rebranded the congressionally chartered U.S. Institute of Peace, installing \u201cDonald J. Trump\u201d in silver lettering<\/u><\/span> above the organization\u2019s original engraved name on its Washington headquarters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Palm Beach International Airport: <\/b>Florida\u2019s legislature and governor approved renaming the airport<\/u><\/span> nearest Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago resort the President Donald J. Trump International Airport, with the Transportation Department moving to change its three-letter designation from PBI to his initials, DJT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • \u201cTrump class\u201d battleships: <\/b>Trump announced the construction<\/u><\/span> of two new Navy warships designated as \u201cTrump-class\u201d battleships, to be the first vessels in what the administration has called a \u201cGolden Fleet.\u201d NOTUS\u2019 Joe Gould reported<\/u><\/span> earlier this month that the administration has plans to order more of those battleships than previously disclosed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Trump accounts: <\/b>The One Big Beautiful Bill that Trump signed into law last year created \u201cTrump accounts<\/u><\/span>,\u201d tax-advantaged investment accounts for children that the federal government seeds with $1,000 for babies born between 2025 and 2029.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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