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SCRAMBLE: President Trump’s team pushes for new $250 bill with his face on it
Episode 2775
Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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President Trump’s team pushes for new $250 bill with his face on it.
Key administration officials are pushing the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 banknote with Trump’s image, the Washington Post reported.
Should the Treasury Department move ahead with the plan, it would mark the first time a living person’s face was slapped on a greenback since 1866.
The $250 note would be a nod to America’s 250th birthday this year.
Under the Thayer Amendment, which passed in 1866, it is illegal to put the likeness of a living person on official US currency, bonds, or other financial notes.
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