Trump administration reportedly pressures Bureau of Engraving and Printing to push for $250 banknote with Trump portrait

Odaily reports According to the latest exposé by the Washington Post, multiple appointees of the Trump administration have pressured the Treasury Department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing to develop a new $250 banknote, featuring a portrait of Trump and his personal signature on the bill.

Under long-standing U.S. monetary tradition and relevant regulations, banknotes are only permitted to feature images of deceased individuals. If this plan materializes, Trump would become the first living person in over 150 years to have their portrait on a U.S. banknote. Four current and former employees of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, who are familiar with the matter, revealed that relevant officials had delivered design drafts of the banknotes to staff last August, forcefully pushing the project forward.

Internal conflicts subsequently erupted. A Bureau supervisor, who refused to comply with this order that violates regulations, was recently reassigned. In his farewell letter, he left only one sentence: "The buck stops here." This incident also exposes the deep-seated controversy surrounding the forceful intervention of executive power into the U.S. monetary system. (Washington Post)