The U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday that President Donald Trump’s signature will appear on all future U.S. paper currency, the first time such a sign has been done for a sitting president.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, we are on a path to unprecedented economic growth, enduring dollar dominance, and fiscal strength and stability,” Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said in a statement.
He suggested there is “no more powerful way” to recognize Trump’s accomplishments than a US dollar bill bearing his name.
Work is also going on on Trump coins
The March 26 announcement follows recent announcements from the Treasury Department that it will move forward with plans to issue a $1 Trump coin approved by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, as well as feature the president’s portrait on an upcoming 24-karat gold commemorative coin.
None of these have received approval from the Citizens Coinage Advisory Council, a non-partisan group created by Congress to advise the Treasury on coin design.
‘Absolutely worthy,’ says US treasurer
Treasurer Brandon Beach said Trump’s decision to sign off on future paper currency is “not only appropriate, but appropriate.”
“As the 250th anniversary of our great nation approaches, the U.S. currency will continue to stand as a symbol of the prosperity, strength, and steadfast spirit of the American people under the leadership of President Trump,” Beach said.
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