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BREAKING: The State Dept. Moves To Include Trump’s Portrait In Passports

Trump is reportedly putting his picture on passports.

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Donald Trump likes to put his name, signature, and picture on things that presidents don’t usually put their name, signature, or picture on, whether it’s stimulus checks, coins, or the sides of government buildings. Now, a new report says that the president is looking to do something similar with passports.

According to The Bulwark, the State Department is “finalizing” a plan to put Trump’s picture on U.S. passports. The report cited “two sources with knowledge of the redesign, including one who shared images currently under consideration.” The Bulwark did not publish the images.

“The redesign is ostensibly part of a larger celebration of the 250th anniversary of American independence,” the report said. “It comes as the Treasury Department prepares to produce coins featuring Trump’s image—both a controversial $1 coin in general circulation and an ‘as large as possible’ commemorative gold coin—and as the National Park Service emblazons Trump’s face on its park passes. Both of those redesigns were justified as being part of the 250th anniversary celebration.”

The inside cover of the passport, the Bulwark report said, would contain “a scowling Trump—taken from his second inaugural portrait—superimposed over the Declaration of Independence, as well as the president’s signature in gold.”

While The Bulwark was awaiting comment, Fox News published an “exclusive” about the passport design, which seemed to confirm it.

“The State Department is releasing new U.S. passport designs to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence. The new passport designs, obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital, prominently feature President Donald Trump’s image on the inside cover,” Fox said. “Mock-ups show Trump’s image surrounded by the Declaration of Independence and American flag along with the president’s signature in gold. Another page features the famous painting of the founding fathers signing the Declaration of Independence.”

Photo courtesy of an X screenshot.

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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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