Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Saturday that U.S. dollar bills bearing President Trump’s signature were introduced to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary. “Under President Trump’s leadership, we are on a path toward unprecedented economic growth, lasting dollar dominance, and fiscal strength and stability,” Bessent said. “There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump than U.S dollar bills bearing his signature, and it is only appropriate that this historic currency be issued at the Semiquincentennial,” he continued. Under President Trump’s leadership, we are on a path toward unprecedented economic growth, lasting dollar dominance, and fiscal strength and stability. There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump than U.S… pic.twitter.com/4dvhML2f7h — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) July 4, 2026 Fortune has more: Traditionally US paper currency contains the signature of the treasury secretary and the US treasurer, not the president. Trump, a former New York businessman, has been eager to put his stamp — and his name — on institutions throughout Washington and the country. The administration added Trump’s name to the US Institute of Peace last year, as well as to the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which he took over at the start of his second term. A judge later ruled that his name be taken down from the arts complex. Palm Beach International Airport in Florida is also being renamed for the president. “The image shows Trump’s signature above Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s, following the Treasury Department’s March announcement that a sitting president’s name would appear on U.S. paper money for the first time in U.S. history,” Fox News wrote. “The signature change comes as some lawmakers continue pushing for a separate $250 commemorative bill featuring Trump’s portrait, a proposal that would require overcoming a law allowing only deceased individuals to appear on U.S. currency,” it added. NEW: President Trump unveils what the new $100 bill will look like. The image shows Trump's signature above Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's, following the Treasury Department's March announcement that a sitting president's name would appear on U.S. paper money for the first… pic.twitter.com/1xA3QL6Grb — Fox News (@FoxNews) July 5, 2026 “As the 250th anniversary of our great nation approaches, American currency will continue to stand as a symbol of prosperity, strength, and the unshakable spirit of the American people under President Trump’s leadership,” Treasurer Brandon Beach said in March. “The President’s mark on history as the architect of America’s Golden Age economic revival is undeniable. Printing his signature on the American currency is not only appropriate, but also well deserved,” he added. CNN noted: Earlier this year, staff at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing were preparing prototypes for the $250 bill featuring Trump’s portrait and signature. Bessent told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in May that he didn’t think “there’s anything untoward” about putting Trump’s portrait on US currency. Asked by Collins whether political appointees were involved, Bessent responded: “Yeah, of course. But we prepare for everything if it gets passed.” The post U.S. Dollar Bills Featuring President Trump’s Signature Introduced For Nation’s 250th Birthday appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.