President Trump’s signature is expected to begin appearing on United States dollar bills. His name has already been placed on the Kennedy Center. And a plan to mint a 24-karat gold coin bearing his image is moving forward.
Now, there are also plans to release a limited edition US passport featuring the president’s face.
The State Department announced the initiative this Tuesday (28), saying that the new passports will be made available in celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary this summer. According to Tommy Piggott, a spokesman for the department, “a limited number of passports with a special design” will be issued. They can be requested by any US citizen at the Washington Passport Office when the program begins, and will continue to be offered while supplies last.
Images of the proposed model, which Piggott says will have “custom artwork and enhanced visual elements,” show Trump with a serious expression above his signature in gold paint.
According to the State Department, there will be no extra cost for the Trump themed passport. It is not yet known how many will be produced.
The existence of these passports was reported by The Bulwark and by Fox News.
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The passport change is just the latest example of the effort by the president and his allies to put his name, image or signature on institutions in Washington and across the country. This year’s passes for National Parks feature his face next to George Washington’s, and some of his administration’s initiatives, such as Trump savings accounts for children and TrumpRx — a program where Americans can directly buy their prescription medications — also bear his name.
Some proposals did not go ahead, such as Trump’s pressure on Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic minority leader, to rename New York’s Penn Station in his honor, in exchange for releasing billions of dollars in federal infrastructure funds that had been blocked.
Others — such as the attempt to include Trump’s name at the Kennedy Center and the United States Institute of Peace — ended up in court.
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