Give me a goddamned break. Treasury plans to put Trump's signature on US bills in first for sitting president

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By The Associated Press and FATIMA HUSSEIN, AP
Published: Mar. 26, 2026 at 6:21 PM EDT|Updated: 54 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department plans to put President Donald Trump’s signature on all new U.S. paper currency, the agency announced on Thursday.

The move would be a first for a sitting president, since traditionally, U.S. paper currency carries the signatures of the Treasury Secretary and the Treasurer, not the president.

The news was first reported by Vanity Fair.

It’s the latest instance of Trump putting his name and likeness on American cultural institutions, following his renaming of the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Kennedy Center performing arts venue and a new class of battleships, among other tributes.

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https://www.wilx.com/2026/03/26/treasury-plans-put-trumps-signature-us-bills-first-sitting-president/

[yellow dahlia]

1. I'm going to stock up on bills before they issue them in June.

I will NOT use them.

[chouchou]

2. Perhaps a 3 dollar bill would be appropriate.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. They won't circulate. People will refuse to accept them.

Gresham's Law is that bad money drives out good. This is a divisive move that will separate red from blue some more. Banks will be stuck with them.

[oasis]

4. He'd better give an explanation at the next press conference.

[taxi]

5. Let's just call it the Trump-Jung-Un dollar bill.

Then there's the Trump-Jung-Five dollar bill, and ten, etc.
If this is where he wants to go with this tyranny we can bring him there.

[ecstatic]

6. do they realize the emotional trauma that nearly 50% of Americans feel when seeing his face/ hearing his voice?

Why do they want to prolong the torture?

You won (or stole it). Fine. But we don't want to have to see anything about you after this.

This is really fucked up and disrespectful.

My vote in 2028 will go to whoever promises to undo all of this and lock up every trump official who committed crimes.

I don't care how much it costs.

You don't get to abuse us, abuse the world, and then force us to see your name everywhere. Fuck that!!

[SheltieLover]

7. ...

[BeyondGeography]

8. Fake bills

[0rganism]

9. Just another step along the path in the Garden of National Embarrassment

Looks like America earned a lifetime membership to the Rose Court of Ridiculous. This is some memorable Historic Level Bullshit we're living through. Like we should get t-shirts and maybe some other swag for attending.

As it's said, "Everything he touches dies." And now his hand will be touching our currency. Directly. In the tender places. Guess what happens next?

[lame54]

10. That's one way to de-value the dollar

[Diamond_Dog]

11. That's one way to devalue the dollar.

[lame54]

12. Jinx - you owe me a coke

[Nanjeanne]

13. When I get a bill with his signature on it -- I will write FUCK above it.

[progressoid]

14. There will be sooooo much defacing of the bills.

[Nanjeanne]

17. Once his name is on a bill it's HUGELY defaced!

[roamer65]

15. I'm 95 pct cashless now.

Time to go 100 pct soon.

Credit card, ACH or in a rare situation, check.

[Swede]

16. I am Ozymandias, King of KIngs

Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.