Trump Appointees Push for His Image on Currency Despite Legal Prohibitions
Trump appointees rush to put his face on cash — despite it being illegal: report
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Two political appointees of Donald Trump are attempting to place his portrait on a new $250 bill, violating a 160-year-old federal law that prohibits living individuals from appearing on U.S. currency. Their actions have led to the reassignment of a career official who opposed the plan.
- 01U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach and adviser Mike Brown are advocating for a $250 bill featuring Trump's image, despite federal law prohibiting living persons on currency.
- 02The proposal has faced resistance from Patricia Solimene, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's director, who was reassigned after opposing the initiative.
- 03No living person has appeared on U.S. currency since 1866, when the practice was banned.
- 04Legislation to allow Trump's image for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. has stalled in Congress.
- 05The bureau is also printing $100 bills featuring Trump's signature, marking a historic first for a sitting president.
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Two appointees from Donald Trump's administration, U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach and his senior adviser Mike Brown, are reportedly pressuring the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing to create a $250 bill featuring Trump's portrait. This move contravenes a 160-year-old law that prohibits living individuals from appearing on American currency. Despite warnings from Patricia Solimene, the bureau's director, about the legal implications and the lengthy process required for currency production, Beach and Brown have persisted with their demands. Solimene, a 24-year Army veteran, was reassigned after expressing her concerns, stating in her farewell email that her departure was not voluntary. The initiative to feature Trump on currency has also faced legislative hurdles, with a proposal to allow his image for the U.S. 250th anniversary failing to pass. In a related development, the bureau is set to print $100 bills that will bear Trump's signature, a first for a sitting president, further complicating the legal landscape surrounding U.S. currency.
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The push to place Trump's image on currency raises significant legal and ethical questions regarding the integrity of U.S. currency production.
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