If implemented, the proposal would mark an unprecedented break from more than 150 years of U.S. tradition, in which no living person has ever appeared on circulating American paper money.
The Trump administration is reportedly exerting internal pressure on the office responsible for producing U.S. currency to design a new $250 bill featuring the portrait of President Donald J. Trump.
Washington Post reported this development on Thursday, citing four current and former employees familiar with the matter.
If implemented, the proposal would mark an unprecedented break from more than 150 years of U.S. tradition, in which no living person has ever appeared on circulating American paper money.
The reported discussions have placed renewed attention on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which is said to be under pressure to evaluate politically sensitive design proposals.
