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White House pushes Congress to approve $250 bill with Trump’s image
White House pushes Congress to approve $250 bill with Trump’s image
<p>Treasury secretary says banknote would celebrate US’s 250th anniversary but Democrats vow to block move</p><p>The White House is pushing Congress to approve a $250 bill bearing Donald Trump’s portrait, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said, which would require changing longstanding federal law that prohibits any living person from appearing on US currency.</p><p>Speaking from the White House at a news conference, Bessent said the bill would be in celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary of independence, and that the treasury has already started preparing for the possibility of the new currency.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/28/trump-250-bill">Continue reading...</a>
BREAKING: To commemorate America’s 250th birthday, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Trump administration have rolled out new designs featuring President Donald Trump's signature on newly printed U...
BREAKING: To commemorate America’s 250th birthday, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Trump administration have rolled out new designs featuring President Donald Trump's signature on newly printed U.S. paper currency.
Trump appointees push for $250 note featuring US president's face
Trump appointees push for $250 note featuring US president's face
The decision will be made by the US House and Senate, but reports say Donald Trump's supporters are pushing to expedite the process.
The Treasury Department has announced that President Trump signature will appear on future U.S. paper currency this year.
This is the first time that a sitting President will ever appear on U.S. paper...
The Treasury Department has announced that President Trump signature will appear on future U.S. paper currency this year.
This is the first time that a sitting President will ever appear on U.S. paper currency. The purpose of this to honor America’s 250th Anniversary. #breaking
US Treasury secretary confirms drafting $250 bank note with Trump’s portrait
US Treasury secretary confirms drafting $250 bank note with Trump’s portrait
Putting it into circulation will require changes in the country’s law, Scott Bessent said
BREAKING: Trump and the US Treasury are designing a $250 bill with Trump's face on it, per WaPo.
Who would use this atrocity? “🚨 BREAKING: Trump admin pushing a new $250 bill with President Trump’s portrait per WaPo reporting. First living prez on currency in 150+ yrs, tied to America’s 250th.”
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Who would use this atrocity? “🚨 BREAKING: Trump admin pushing a new $250 bill with President Trump’s portrait per WaPo reporting. First living prez on currency in 150+ yrs, tied to America’s 250th.”
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The U.S. government is considering placing Donald Trump on a new $250 bill, breaking a 160-year-old tradition.
A proposal supported by members of the Trump administration calls for a special commemor...
The U.S. government is considering placing Donald Trump on a new $250 bill, breaking a 160-year-old tradition.
A proposal supported by members of the Trump administration calls for a special commemorative $250 note to mark America’s 250th anniversary. The design would…
BREAKING: Trump admin pushing a new $250 bill with President Trump’s portrait per WaPo reporting. First living prez on currency in 150+ yrs, tied to America’s 250th.
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#BREAKING!!!! The Treasury Department has announced that President Trump signature will appear on future U.S. paper currency this year.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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BREAKING
The Treasury has prepared legislation that would allow Scott Bessent portraying Trump's face on a $250 bill to be portrayed on a $500 bill.
Trump’s face on a $250 bill? US Treasury push for first banknote featuring living president
Trump’s face on a $250 bill? US Treasury push for first banknote featuring living president
According to a new report by the Washington Post, Donald Trump's team are pushing for his face to appear on a new $250 dollar bill to mark the USA's 250th anniversary, which would make him the first living person on US currency in over 150 years. Trump allies allegedly pressured staff at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and "abruptly reassigned" the director when she expressed concern of federal law, which states only the deceased can appear on US notes.
US Treasury secretary confirms plans for banknote featuring Trump’s face
US Treasury secretary confirms plans for banknote featuring Trump’s face
Proposed $250 bill would mark the first time a living person has appeared on US currency in more than a century.
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Breaking: The Trump administration is working to create a $250 bill with Trump’s face on it, even though it is a direct violation of federal law to have curr...
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Breaking: The Trump administration is working to create a $250 bill with Trump’s face on it, even though it is a direct violation of federal law to have currency with a living person on it.
They fired the federal official who was resisting their demands.
BREAKING: Trump administration designing $250 bill featuring president’s portrait which most Americans will use to pay for one tank of gasoline.
BREAKING 🚨 Trump administration officials reportedly pushed the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring Donald Trump, according to The Washington Post.
If approved, it would ...
BREAKING 🚨 Trump administration officials reportedly pushed the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring Donald Trump, according to The Washington Post.
If approved, it would mark the first time in more than 150 years that a living person appeared on U.S. currency.
#BREAKING!!!! US 🇺🇸 President Donald Trump administration pushes for new $250 bill featuring President Trump’s portrait.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Treasury Department prepares $250 bill with Trump's face on it
Treasury Department prepares $250 bill with Trump's face on it
Congress needs to pass legislation in order for the bill's printing
BREAKING: Trump to feature on $250 note and nine bob note.
Note for Trump: US Treasury designs US$250 bill with president’s face
Note for Trump: US Treasury designs US$250 bill with president’s face
US President Donald Trump could soon appear on a new US$250 bill, in the Republican’s latest move to shatter US traditions by putting his personal stamp on national institutions.
A proposal for the new bill, featuring a glaring Trump, was first reported Thursday by The Washington Post.
If carried out, it would be the first time the image of a living person - let alone a president - had appeared on US currency in a century and a half.
“Right now there is proposed legislation - front of the House,...
🇺🇸 US Government Plans Possible $250 Note Featuring Donald Trump Amid 250th Anniversary Debate
The Trump administration is reportedly considering introducing a new $250 bill as part of America’s
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🇺🇸 US Government Plans Possible $250 Note Featuring Donald Trump Amid 250th Anniversary Debate
The Trump administration is reportedly considering introducing a new $250 bill as part of America’s
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U.S. treasury officials moot $250 note featuring Trump
U.S. treasury officials moot $250 note featuring Trump
According to the U.S. federal law, only deceased persons can be featured on currency notes; the U.S. Congress will have to pass a new law to allow Trump’s portrait to feature on a currency note.
U.S. Treasury decides not to put Harriet Tubman in $20 bill. But will issue a $250 bill with Trump's face. And breaking precedent, his signature will be added to all currency.
BREAKING: Treasury officially unveils U.S. bills bearing Trump’s signature for America’s 250th birthday.
Republicans push US Congress to approve $250 note with Donald Trump’s portrait
Breaking news
Treasury Department is weighing a $250 bill with Trump's image
ByMary Cunningham
May 28, 2026 5:39 pm EDT
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Trump reveals a new $100 bill design featuring his signature above Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, sparking debate as lawmakers push a proposed $250 Trump commemorative bill that challenges current ...
Trump reveals a new $100 bill design featuring his signature above Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, sparking debate as lawmakers push a proposed $250 Trump commemorative bill that challenges current currency rules.
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4×cross-perspective · 2A $250 banknote featuring Donald Trump’s face is being proposed by the U.S. Treasury.
chinaqatarrussiawestern
aljazeera“US Treasury secretary confirms plans for banknote featuring Trump’s face”
france24“Trump’s face on a $250 bill? US Treasury push for first banknote featuring living president”
guardian“White House is pushing Congress to approve a $250 bill bearing Donald Trump’s portrait, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said”
npr“Treasury Department prepares $250 bill with Trump's face on it”
scmp“Note for Trump: US Treasury designs US$250 bill with president’s face”
tass“US Treasury secretary confirms drafting $250 bank note with Trump’s portrait”
2×broadly confirmedThe proposed $250 banknote would feature Donald Trump’s image to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary of independence.
chinawestern
france24“Donald Trump's team are pushing for his face to appear on a new $250 dollar bill to mark the USA's 250th anniversary”
scmp“A proposal for the new bill, featuring a glaring Trump, was first reported Thursday by The Washington Post.”
2×cross-perspective · 2Federal law prohibits the image of a living person from appearing on U.S. currency.
russiawestern
france24“federal law, which states only the deceased can appear on US notes”
guardian“which would require changing longstanding federal law that prohibits any living person from appearing on US currency”
npr“Congress needs to pass legislation in order for the bill's printing”
tass“Putting it into circulation will require changes in the country’s law, Scott Bessent said”
2×cross-perspective · 3The U.S. Congress must pass new legislation to authorize the $250 banknote featuring Donald Trump’s face.
russiawestern
abc_au“The decision will be made by the US House and Senate”
guardian“The White House is pushing Congress to approve a $250 bill bearing Donald Trump’s portrait”
npr“Congress needs to pass legislation in order for the bill's printing”
tass“Putting it into circulation will require changes in the country’s law, Scott Bessent said”
Contested · 1 — sources conflict; shown, not resolved
⚔ Discrepancy in personnel action: 'abruptly reassigned' vs. 'fired'.
A western The director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing was abruptly reassigned after expressing concern about violating federal law.
B social A federal official was fired for resisting demands to produce a banknote with Trump’s face.
Single-source · 2 — reported by one bloc only (uncorroborated)
The director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing was abruptly reassigned after expressing concern about violating federal law.
france24
A federal official was fired for resisting demands to produce a banknote with Trump’s face.
bluesky
Framing · 4 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
bluesky
“No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen@NoLieWithBTC
Breaking: The Trump administration is working to create a $250 bill with Trump’s face on it, even though it is a direct violation of federal law to have currency with a living person on it.
They fired the federal official who was resisting their demands.”
→ A federal official was fired for resisting demands to produce a banknote with Trump’s face.
scmp
“Note for Trump: US Treasury designs US$250 bill with president’s face
US President Donald Trump could soon appear on a new US$250 bill, in the Republican’s latest move to shatter US traditions by putting his personal stamp on national institutions.
A proposal for the new bill, featuring a glaring Trump, was first reported Thursday by The Washington Post.”
→ A $250 banknote featuring Donald Trump’s face is being proposed by the U.S. Treasury.
france24
“Trump’s face on a $250 bill? US Treasury push for first banknote featuring living president
According to a new report by the Washington Post, Donald Trump's team are pushing for his face to appear on a new $250 dollar bill to mark the USA's 250th anniversary, which would make him the first living person on US currency in over 150 years. Trump allies allegedly pressured staff at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and "abruptly reassigned" the director when she expressed concern of federal law, which states only the deceased can appear on US notes.”
→ The proposed $250 banknote would feature Donald Trump’s image to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary of independence.
guardian
“White House pushes Congress to approve $250 bill with Trump’s image
<p>Treasury secretary says banknote would celebrate US’s 250th anniversary but Democrats vow to block move</p><p>The White House is pushing Congress to approve a $250 bill bearing Donald Trump’s portrait, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said, which would require changing longstanding federal law that prohibits any living person from appearing on US currency.</p><p>Speaking from the White House at a news conference, Bessent said the bill would be in celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary of independence, and that the treasury has already started preparing for the possibility of the new currency.”
→ The U.S. Congress must pass new legislation to authorize the $250 banknote featuring Donald Trump’s face.
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