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A Trump banknote is in the works, and it might be worth $250
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A Trump banknote is in the works, and it might be worth $250

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If there’s anything Trump loves, it’s slapping his face and name on things: vodka , steaks , passports , and even monuments to other people . Now he wants to emblazon his likeness on paper currency. According to The Washington Post , Trump appointees are pushing the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the agency tasked with printing our nation’s money, to prepare a banknote with the president’s face on it. They want the value to be $250—a nod to the country’s 250th anniversary this year. If this initiative proceeds, it would also require changing policy. Federal law only allows deceased people to be printed on the bills. (In fact, the last time a living figure appeared on a bill was in 1866, when the superintendent of the National Currency Bureau put his face on a 50-cent note.) According to the report, U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach and his senior adviser, Mike Brown, have been pushing for a banknote prototype since last year.…

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