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Treasury chief slams $250 Trump bill proposal

5/29/2026

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  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called the Post report on the $250 bill ‘terribly written’ and ‘terribly edited’.
  • Bessent addressed press questions about a commemorative $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump’s portrait.
  • He said Treasury staff are preparing prototypes should legislation authorizing the bill pass.
  • Federal law restricts U.S. currency portraits to deceased individuals.
  • The bill to permit a living president on currency has remained in committee for a year.