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demmiblue

(39,978 posts)
Thu May 28, 2026, 07:52 AM 6 hrs ago

Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait

Source: WaPo

Trump administration officials have pressed the office responsible for printing the nation’s money to design a $250 bill featuring the president’s portrait, according to four current and former employees, in what would be the first appearance of a living person on U.S. currency in more than 150 years.

Starting last year, two political appointees at the Treasury Department — U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach and his senior adviser, Mike Brown — repeatedly urged staff at the agency’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing to prepare prototypes of the note, according to the employees, who said the move raised concerns because federal law currently allows only deceased people to appear on bills.

The employees spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.

As part of the effort, Beach in August and September provided bureau staff with mock-up designs for the note, including one that shows President Donald Trump’s face in the center of the $250 bill between the signatures of the president and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, according to one of the employees and records reviewed by The Washington Post.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/05/28/trump-250-bill-pushed-by-treasury-appointees/



Americans are hurting to afford groceries and gas while Donald Trump and his goons are focused on a ballroom, UFC fight, sending the DOJ after a woman he raped, and this:

Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) 2026-05-28T11:46:23.664Z
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Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait (Original Post) demmiblue 6 hrs ago OP
A $3 Dollar Bill would have sufficed. But even then.... ProudMNDemocrat 6 hrs ago #1
I actually got one as part of my change when I made a purchase a few weeks ago. mwmisses4289 6 hrs ago #6
How about a $10,000 note? Girard442 6 hrs ago #2
What the fuck is wrong with these people? Prairie Gates 6 hrs ago #3
How much time do you have? Ray Bruns 6 hrs ago #5
I've got 100,000 Deutsche marks Marthe48 6 hrs ago #4
Putting trump's name joshdawg 5 hrs ago #7
Umm. Yeah...no. GB_RN 5 hrs ago #8
High-denomination bills were withdrawn for their prevailing use by criminals. Eugene 4 hrs ago #10
Me handing this piece of trash back to the bank teller LPBBEAR 4 hrs ago #9
Any Trump note should be denominated in rubles rurallib 4 hrs ago #11
He looks like an idiot. nt GenThePerservering 2 hrs ago #12
I know that there is some law about having to be dead before you can have your image on U.S. currency. ... aggiesal 1 hr ago #13
This will never happen eringer 56 min ago #14
Trump is not even able to comb his hair this mug shot!! riversedge 28 min ago #15
H.R. 1761: Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act Co-sponsors........ riversedge 18 min ago #16
Jesus they are fucking weirdos. mdbl 15 min ago #17

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,999 posts)
1. A $3 Dollar Bill would have sufficed. But even then....
Thu May 28, 2026, 08:04 AM
6 hrs ago

a $250 dollar bill? We all know how popular the $2 bills were!

mwmisses4289

(4,787 posts)
6. I actually got one as part of my change when I made a purchase a few weeks ago.
Thu May 28, 2026, 08:38 AM
6 hrs ago

It went to pay for gas, yesterday.

Marthe48

(23,512 posts)
4. I've got 100,000 Deutsche marks
Thu May 28, 2026, 08:15 AM
6 hrs ago

from 1921. But, as with pedo's $250.00 bill, I couldn't buy a loaf of bread.

I like the $3 bill idea.

joshdawg

(2,984 posts)
7. Putting trump's name
Thu May 28, 2026, 08:43 AM
5 hrs ago

on anything is a waste of ink and paper and time and labor and............etc ad nauseum.

GB_RN

(3,591 posts)
8. Umm. Yeah...no.
Thu May 28, 2026, 08:49 AM
5 hrs ago

Just. No. Not legal: No living person is allowed on US currency. “By federal law (enacted in 1866), a living person's portrait cannot appear on U.S. paper money or circulating coins.“

Never mind that Caligula’s face should only appear on sheets of toilet paper.

And there’s a reason we don’t have any denominations larger than $100: Counterfeiters. I’ve heard the Treasury has discussed ditching the $100 for that same reason.

Eugene

(67,365 posts)
10. High-denomination bills were withdrawn for their prevailing use by criminals.
Thu May 28, 2026, 10:05 AM
4 hrs ago

More recently, the EU withdrew the €500 "Bin Laden" note for the same reason.

LPBBEAR

(686 posts)
9. Me handing this piece of trash back to the bank teller
Thu May 28, 2026, 09:56 AM
4 hrs ago

"Get me some cash with REAL Presidents on it"

aggiesal

(10,933 posts)
13. I know that there is some law about having to be dead before you can have your image on U.S. currency. ...
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:11 PM
1 hr ago

This is an obvious ploy to put out a $250 bill for the U.S. 250th Year celebration.
His ego has no boundary.

eringer

(550 posts)
14. This will never happen
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:46 PM
56 min ago

It takes years to create the plates and would be cost prohibitive. In fact, I bet it would cost at least $300 to make each bill. It is a fools game to think they are collectible as you are losing interest every day you have them under your MAGA mattress. This is just another diversion from the Epstein issue.

riversedge

(81,660 posts)
15. Trump is not even able to comb his hair this mug shot!!
Thu May 28, 2026, 02:14 PM
28 min ago


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riversedge

(81,660 posts)
16. H.R. 1761: Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act Co-sponsors........
Thu May 28, 2026, 02:24 PM
18 min ago



https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr1761/cosponsors
Legislative Recap May 22, 2026: Another Weird Week, Cut Short »

Bills & Resolutions
H.R. 1761 (119th)
Cosponsors

H.R. 1761: Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act
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Cosponsors of H.R. 1761

This bill has 15 cosponsors — 15 Republicans — plus its sponsor.

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Sponsor/Cosponsor Joined/Withdrawn On Referred Committees
R Wilson, Joe [R-SC2, 2001-2026] Primary Sponsor
R Norman, Ralph [R-SC5, 2017-2026] Original Cosponsor
Financial Services
R Ogles, Andrew [R-TN5, 2023-2026] June 17, 2025
Financial Services
R Barr, Garland “Andy” [R-KY6, 2013-2026] Jan. 7, 2026
Financial Services
R Rose, John W. [R-TN6, 2019-2026] Feb. 24, 2026
Financial Services

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