The Trump administration is seeking to issue a $250 bill bearing his image

The administration of the US President seeks Trump on many buildings and symbols in The United States, which raised accusations of sanctifying the character.
The newspaper conducted interviews with current and former employees in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the agency responsible for the national currency.
It quoted them, without mentioning their names, that there were repeated orders to this effect from senior political officials in the Treasury Department, especially Treasurer Brandon Beach and his chief advisor Mike Brown.

A draft law before Congress

US Treasury Secretary Scott Besent said in Thursday press conference: Currently, there is a bill before the House of Representatives and the Senate to change the first condition so that the image of a living person, Donald J. Trump, can be on a $250 banknote.
He added: I do not think there is anything untoward in the presence of the President of the United States, the person who is the President of the United States, on the banknote that will be issued on the 250th anniversary of independence.
He indicated that the Treasury Department had made advance preparations if the text was passed, but stressed that they would abide by the law.
/>British artist Ian Alexander told the Washington Post that Trump had agreed to proposals, including adding the colors of the American flag and a logo commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.
Placing the image of a living person on a banknote has been banned since 1866, when a mid-level employee in the Treasury Department appeared on a 5-cent bill, according to the newspaper.
A bill that would allow Donald Trump to implement his plan has been presented to Congress in 2025 as part of anniversary celebrations that include Several events were held in June and July, but it was not approved.

A Treasury Department spokesman confirmed to the newspaper that the printing department was making the necessary preparations and audits.

Raising Legal Questions

According to the newspaper, the director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Patricia Soliman, resisted the desire of the authorities by raising legal questions and asserting that such a project would take years.
But the Treasury Department fired her at the end of April.
In March, Soliman was forced to authorize Placing Trump’s signature on future $100 banknotes is a first for a sitting US president.
Since 1861, only the signatures of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Treasurer have appeared on US banknotes.

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