Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says preparations are underway.
Preparations Underway
Please note US Treasury secretary confirms plans for $250 bill featuring Trump’s face
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent says preparations are under way to print a new $250 banknote featuring President Donald Trump’s face, with lawmakers to decide whether the bills will be put into circulation.
US law bars any living person from appearing on US currency, but legislation was introduced last year to create an exception to allow current and former presidents to be featured.
“I don’t think that there’s anything untoward about having the president of the United States, the person who’s president of the United States, on the 250th anniversary bill,” Bessent told reporters.
A design mock-up obtained by The Washington Post showed the words “America 250 anniversary”, a nod to the US declaring its independence on July 4, 1776.
Behaviour of dictators, monarchs
A banknote featuring Trump’s face would be the latest example of the US president expanding his personal brand in his official capacity since returning to the White House in 2025.
In March, the US Commission of Fine Arts, led by Trump appointee Rodney Mims Cook Jr, approved the minting of a commemorative gold coin bearing the Republican president’s image.
The announcement, which relied on a legal loophole for commemorative coins, prompted a backlash from critics, who likened the move to the behaviour of dictators and monarchs.
Scott Bessent on Trump’s Face
Polymarket Odds
I rate the odds at substantially under one percent.
The problem is existing legislation does not allow a living person to be on currency.
There is a bill pending in the House to address that requirement. But I doubt it passes.
Even if passes the House, so can the bill get 50 votes in the Senate? My answer to that question is no, but the question itself is moot.
Since this is a non-budget item, it won’t make it past Senate budget reconciliation rules. That means it would be subject to filibuster needing 60 Senate votes.
This ridiculous measure is headed to the ash heap of history where it belongs. There is much less than a 1 percent chance we ever see Trump’s face on a $250 bill.
Meanwhile please note Judge Pauses Trump’s Illegal 1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Slush Fund
Here’s another Trump court loss. Big ones coming up.
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