Trump’s Face on US Currency? Proposed $250 Note Triggers Controversy
By Times Now. The Trump administration is reportedly pressuring the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) to explore the creation of a new $250 banknote featuring President Donald Trump’s portrait — a move that would break with more than 150 years of US currency tradition.
According to a report by The Washington Post, multiple current and former employees said administration officials pushed the bureau to design a mock-up of the proposed note, complete with Trump’s image and signature.
If approved, it would mark the first time a living person has appeared on modern US currency since the 19th century. . .
The proposal reportedly sparked internal pushback inside the BEP, the federal agency responsible for printing American paper currency.
One senior printing official who resisted the initiative was allegedly reassigned last month. In a farewell message cited by the report, the official wrote: “The buck stopped here.” (Read more from “Trump’s Face on US Currency? Proposed $250 Note Triggers Controversy” HERE)
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Trump’s team pushes for new $250 bill with his face on it — but there’s a big catch
By New York Post. Key administration officials are pushing the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 banknote with Trump’s image.
Should the Treasury Department move ahead with the plan, it would mark the first time a living person’s face was slapped on a greenback since 1866. The Treasury Department has confirmed it’s moving to produce a $250 “commemorative note” with Trump’s signature on it.
[But there are big problems with that plan.] Under the Thayer Amendment, which passed in 1866, it is illegal to put the likeness of a living person on official US currency, bonds, or other financial notes. .
In addition to the Thayer Amendment, there is another law limiting Uncle Sam to specific denominations, and $250 isn’t on that list.
Speculation about Trump eventually pursuing a banknote with his face on it has swirled on Capitol Hill. Multiple Democrats have introduced legislation to bar that from happening. (Read more from “Trump’s team pushes for new $250 bill with his face on it — but there’s a big catch” HERE)
