Most presidents are content to appear on currency after their deaths, but Donald Trump is not most presidents. Trump administration officials, according to a Washington Post investigation published Thursday, have pressed the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to put the sitting president’s face on a $250 bill, and the administration has reassigned at least one person who pushed back.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters during a White House press briefing Thursday that the House has proposed legislation for the Senate to consider that would remove the ban on living people appearing on currency.
“We will stick to the law,” Bessent said, adding that the decision rests with lawmakers.