BREAKING: Trump to add his signature to US currency

The US Treasury Department said Thursday that new paper currency will carry President Donald Trump’s signature as part of the country’s 250th anniversary, marking a first for a sitting president.

At the same time, the long-standing signature of the Treasurer of the United States will be removed from bills.

Officials said the first $100 notes featuring Trump’s signature alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will begin printing in June, with additional denominations to follow in the months after.

Current production still includes notes bearing the signatures of former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Treasurer Lynn Malerba.

Treasury officials said the overall design of the bills will remain unchanged aside from the signature update, according to Reuters. Federal law gives the department authority to modify currency designs to prevent counterfeiting, while requiring certain elements, including the phrase “In God We Trust,” and limiting portraits to deceased individuals.

Bessent said in a statement the change aligns with the upcoming semiquincentennial and reflects current economic conditions. “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 name, and it is only appropriate that this historic currency be issued at the Semiquincentennial,” he said.

Efforts to introduce a circulating $1 coin featuring Trump have faced legal restrictions prohibiting depictions of living individuals on US coins.

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