President Donald Trump posted a new image Friday of a $100 bill bearing his signature, months after the Treasury Department announced that, for the first time, a sitting president’s signature would be featured on US paper currency.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in March that the administration planned to feature Trump’s signature on the Benjamin in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States. CNN has reached out to Treasury inquiring whether the $100 bills with Trump’s signature are currently being printed.
The image shows the president’s signature above Bessent’s. Previously, the $100 bill featured the signatures of the Treasury secretary and the treasurer of the United States, but not the sitting president.
“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,” US Treasurer Brandon Beach said in the March announcement.
Trump has made it a passion project to get his name and likeness on a wide-ranging array of US documents and landmarks. His administration also has put his image, name or both on a commemorative US passport, national parks passes, banners outside various agencies in DC, cultural institutions like the US Institute of Peace and special investment accounts for babies. Florida also renamed the Palm Beach International Airport after him.
