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WASHINGTON<\/strong> – <\/span>Officials in the Trump administration are reportedly pushing to create a $250 bill bearing President Donald Trump\u2019s image, according to four current and former employees, according to the Washington Post.<\/p>

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If approved, it would mark the first time in more than 150 years that a living individual appeared on U.S. currency.\u00a0<\/p>

Trump\u2019s team pushing for $250 bill with his image<\/h2>
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Big picture view:<\/p>

Beginning last year, Treasury Department political appointees \u2014 including U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach and senior adviser Mike Brown \u2014 repeatedly encouraged staff at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to develop sample designs for the proposed bill, the employees said, according to The Post.\u00a0<\/p>

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U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach with Representative Andy Barr with mock up of $250 bill with President Donald Trump’s image. (Credit: Andy Barr\/X)<\/span> <\/p> <\/div><\/div>

The employees said the requests sparked concern among staff members because federal law currently permits only deceased individuals to be depicted on U.S. currency. The employees spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.<\/p>

What they’re saying:<\/p>

In a statement, a Treasury Department spokesperson told The Post the printing office “is conducting appropriate planning and due diligence” in response to the proposed legislation.<\/p>

“Should this legislative mandate be signed into law, the BEP is moving proactively to produce a $250 commemorative note which will appropriately recognize the 250th Anniversary of our great nation,” the statement said.<\/p>

Designs created for $250 bill with Trump\u2019s face<\/h2>

The backstory:<\/p>

Beach in August and September provided bureau staff with mock-up designs for the note, including one that showed Trump\u2019s face in the center of the $250 bill between the signatures of the president and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, according to one of the employees and records reviewed by The Post.<\/p>

The artist who said he designed the mock-up told The Post that he had spoken with Trump about it. British painter Iain Alexander said Trump endorsed changes to his original design, such as adding the colors of the American flag and a logo commemorating the 250th anniversary of the nation\u2019s founding.<\/p>

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Congressman Andy Barr, representative of Kentucky, confirmed in January that he met with Beach on his proposal to put Trump on the bill.<\/p>

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“America is turning 250\u2014and it\u2019s time to make more history!,” Barr said on X, adding, “Today, I met with @TreasurerBeach<\/u> on my proposal to put President Donald Trump on a new $250 bill.”\u00a0<\/p>

He added, “Let\u2019s honor 250 years of American greatness by celebrating the President who put America First!”\u00a0<\/p>

Efforts coincide with 250th anniversary celebrations<\/h2>

Dig deeper:<\/p>

No living person has appeared on U.S. currency since 1866, when it was outlawed after the image of a mid-level Treasury bureaucrat showed up on a 5-cent note.<\/p>

The effort to make a $250 note also coincides with the Trump administration\u2019s plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America\u2019s founding starting this July.<\/p>

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In March, a federal arts commission also approved<\/u> the design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin that will bear Trump\u2019s image to celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday.<\/p>

Federal law states no living president can appear on U.S. currency, but Megan Sullivan, the acting chief of the Office of Design Management at the Mint, said the Treasury secretary has the authority to allow minting and the issuance of certain coins.<\/p>

There have only been two living U.S. presidents who had a commemorative coin made with their likeness on it and that includes Trump and President Calvin Coolidge.<\/p>

Coolidge\u2019s face was featured with an image of President George Washington overlaid on a commemorative coin that marked the nation\u2019s sesquicentennial in 1926, according to a\u00a0Washington Post report.<\/u>\u00a0<\/p>

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