U.S. Treasury Proposes $250 Banknote Featuring Donald Trump for 250th Anniversary
A $250 banknote featuring Donald Trump’s face is being proposed by the U.S. Treasury to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary of independence. Federal law prohibits the image of a living person from appearing on U.S. currency, and Congress must pass new legislation to authorize such a banknote.
A $250 banknote featuring Donald Trump’s face is being proposed by the U.S. Treasury to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary of independence. Federal law prohibits the image of a living person from appearing on U.S. currency. The U.S. Congress must pass new legislation to authorize the $250 banknote featuring Donald Trump’s face. Accounts differ on personnel actions: according to France24, the director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing was abruptly reassigned after expressing concern about violating federal law; according to Bluesky, a federal official was fired for resisting demands to produce a banknote with Trump’s face.
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