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White House pushes Congress to approve $250 bill with Trump’s image
Treasury secretary says banknote would celebrate US’s 250th anniversary but Democrats vow to block move
The White House is pushing Congress to approve a $250 bill bearing Donald Trump’s portrait, the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said, which would require changing longstanding federal law that prohibits any living person from appearing on US currency.
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.
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Gaya Gupta · Thu, May 28, 2026, 1:57 PM
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Treasury secretary says banknote would celebrate US’s 250th anniversary but Democrats vow to block move
The White House is pushing Congress to approve a $250 bill bearing Donald Trump’s portrait, the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said, which would require changing longstanding federal law that prohibits any living person from appearing on US currency.
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.
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