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demmiblue

(39,692 posts)
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 05:45 PM 20 hrs ago

Exclusive: Trump's signature to appear on US currency, Treasury says, ending 165-year tradition

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. paper currency will bear President Donald Trump's signature to mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, the ​Treasury Department said on Thursday, a first for a sitting president, while ‌deleting the Treasurer of the United States' signature from U.S. money for the first time in 165 years.

The Treasury said in a statement to Reuters that the first $100 bills with Trump's signature and ​that of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be printed in June, followed ​by other bills in subsequent months.

The Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and ⁠Printing is currently still producing notes bearing the signatures of former President Joe Biden's ​Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, and Treasurer Lynn Malerba.

Malerba will be the last of an ​unbroken line of Treasurers whose signatures had appeared on U.S. federal currency since 1861, when it was first issued by the U.S. government.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-signature-appear-us-currency-treasury-says-ending-165-year-tradition-2026-03-26/



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Exclusive: Trump's signature to appear on US currency, Treasury says, ending 165-year tradition (Original Post) demmiblue 20 hrs ago OP
The nightmare continues.............. Lovie777 20 hrs ago #1
D'ya think they would? lastlib 20 hrs ago #3
This congress? You must be joking. Katinfl 20 hrs ago #13
Congress probably loves the idea. Irish_Dem 18 hrs ago #26
Hey, maybe he will die before june !!!!!!!!! We can hope and pray Trueblue1968 17 hrs ago #37
I will be asking for $100 bills at the bank, and ripping them through his signature..... lastlib 20 hrs ago #2
Just redact his name Inkey 18 hrs ago #28
I like that idea even better! lastlib 16 hrs ago #50
I see a run on hundreds in our future. Buddyzbuddy 20 hrs ago #4
my suggestion moonshinegnomie 20 hrs ago #5
That's a grand idea but I may just put a Sharpie to good use. Brother Buzz 20 hrs ago #9
Hahaha. littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #17
I am on it. twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #10
Great Idea popsdenver 18 hrs ago #22
Great Idea! 56miSSie 18 hrs ago #31
Ok, answer me this Diraven 20 hrs ago #6
We Ain't Seen Nothing Yet popsdenver 18 hrs ago #23
Apropos with the coming inflation SamuelTheThird 20 hrs ago #7
Black out the signature with a Sharpie VMA131Marine 20 hrs ago #8
Dang, the phone rang and you beat me to it. Talitha 20 hrs ago #12
Get your Sharpies out, kids. Talitha 20 hrs ago #11
So, this money won't be any good when he's gone? Bayard 20 hrs ago #14
The universe could be named after him and it still wouldn't be enough. 3catwoman3 17 hrs ago #34
Seriously - make it stop! yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #15
I've never had money to burn, but..... SergeStorms 19 hrs ago #16
Contaminate our money too debsy 18 hrs ago #18
If I am handed money LPBBEAR 18 hrs ago #19
So our next Democratic president - elected in 2028 - will replace Chump's sig on our money? FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #20
Counterfeit! BidenRocks 18 hrs ago #21
Expect more people and businesses to say, Wolf Frankula 18 hrs ago #24
Most drive throughs already refuse anything bigger than $20. SunSeeker 15 hrs ago #55
Mr Banker, can I have old bills, please. The new ones are dirty. Wonder Why 18 hrs ago #25
Most people get over needing to write Deminpenn 18 hrs ago #27
He's just trying to revive his old scam dweller 18 hrs ago #29
Trump is a bad rash C_U_L8R 18 hrs ago #30
Guess I'll have to find EuterpeThelo 17 hrs ago #32
That's one way to devalue the dollar. Diamond_Dog 17 hrs ago #33
Oh, FFS! 3catwoman3 17 hrs ago #35
My Prediction LPBBEAR 17 hrs ago #36
It's not the first time he's forced himself onto people EnergizedLib 17 hrs ago #38
Good thing no one uses cash much anymore. Joinfortmill 17 hrs ago #39
Exactly what i was thinking... and a good reason to keep away from using cash for a while LymphocyteLover 17 hrs ago #46
... orangecrush 17 hrs ago #40
I never ever LilElf70 17 hrs ago #41
he believes he's king and not just a public servant. CarolinaNC 17 hrs ago #42
any dipshit bill will get defaced if i get any. pansypoo53219 17 hrs ago #43
I won't accept it in payment. James48 17 hrs ago #44
THIS IS SUCH FUCKING BULLSHIT! WHO IS APPROVING THIS??? LymphocyteLover 17 hrs ago #45
Someone appointed by the fucking asshole? Initech 15 hrs ago #59
No doubt! Grrrr! LymphocyteLover 6 hrs ago #69
The man's ego knows no bounds Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 16 hrs ago #47
The new Global Currency. BidenRocks 16 hrs ago #48
Sadly, they'll be worth a lot of money in the future because they won't be in circulation for long. Baitball Blogger 16 hrs ago #49
And Monopoly money becomes a real thing. madamesilverspurs 16 hrs ago #51
Like a rabid wild animal always trying to mark its territory....n/t the nelm 16 hrs ago #52
"To mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence" ??? Aussie105 15 hrs ago #53
In the time-honored tradition of despots past... peppertree 15 hrs ago #54
May he meet their same fate. nt SunSeeker 15 hrs ago #56
Another stomach turning event. Kablooie 15 hrs ago #57
FUCKING ENOUGH ALREADY!!! Initech 15 hrs ago #58
"Is he dead yet?" hunter 14 hrs ago #60
Trumps trying to violate all of us. BradBo 13 hrs ago #61
Fine. I've already started cutting the corporate strings in my life Blasphemer 13 hrs ago #62
FREE LINK TO REUTERS ARTICLE AllBlue 11 hrs ago #63
r/Conservative Reddit responses are very negative NorCalBlue 9 hrs ago #64
Another use for my Sharpie rambler_american 7 hrs ago #65
Time for a run on the banks! maxrandb 7 hrs ago #66
Will his signature actually fit on a bill? dedl67 6 hrs ago #67
yeah cool story. it will never come to be nt Javaman 6 hrs ago #68
I hereby pledge that every Trump signed bill that ever goes through my hands will either have the signature Gary 50 5 hrs ago #70
If I get a bill with the ahole's signature on it, I will cross it out. mwb970 5 hrs ago #71
NO!!!! Just NO! BComplex 2 hrs ago #72

Lovie777

(22,937 posts)
1. The nightmare continues..............
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 05:48 PM
20 hrs ago

I think lawsuits will be file to stop this. Can't congress stop it?

lastlib

(28,223 posts)
3. D'ya think they would?
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 05:49 PM
20 hrs ago

Doing that would break the GOPee's fealty to Dear Leader--who thinks that's gonna happen?

lastlib

(28,223 posts)
2. I will be asking for $100 bills at the bank, and ripping them through his signature.....
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 05:48 PM
20 hrs ago

Make them destroy them.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,575 posts)
4. I see a run on hundreds in our future.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 05:50 PM
20 hrs ago

Me for one, I don't want a damn thing with that *sswipes name on it, let alone signature.

moonshinegnomie

(4,014 posts)
5. my suggestion
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 05:51 PM
20 hrs ago

write is a pedophile under his signature on every bill you get. maybe have a stamp made like the old wheres george stamps

popsdenver

(2,262 posts)
22. Great Idea
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:57 PM
18 hrs ago

PEDO......or......CHOMO

Of course, the Republicans would shove a law through that makes it Treason to possess, of deface a U.S. Currency Bill
then we would be royally screwed.........

I am surprised he isn't having his signature printed in GOLD on the bills......so it REALLY stands out.......

Diraven

(1,893 posts)
6. Ok, answer me this
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 05:54 PM
20 hrs ago

How come every single thing they think of to "mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence* has to have Trump's name and/or face on it?

popsdenver

(2,262 posts)
23. We Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:01 PM
18 hrs ago

compared to all the shit they are gonna roll out before and after July 4th in honor of the countries 250th Anniversary.
Which will be tied into his Birthday, of course......

Talitha

(7,962 posts)
11. Get your Sharpies out, kids.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 06:13 PM
20 hrs ago

Nauseating signatures can be blacked out in 3... 2... 1...

Bayard

(29,611 posts)
14. So, this money won't be any good when he's gone?
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 06:23 PM
20 hrs ago

I have never, ever, even heard of another man this egotistical in my life. He has nothing to be proud of either.

3catwoman3

(29,360 posts)
34. The universe could be named after him and it still wouldn't be enough.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:31 PM
17 hrs ago

He is a black hole of neediness.

SergeStorms

(20,551 posts)
16. I've never had money to burn, but.....
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 06:44 PM
19 hrs ago

I'd seriously consider making an exception. Maybe just burn the part with his signature.

LPBBEAR

(657 posts)
19. If I am handed money
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:36 PM
18 hrs ago

with his signature on it I'll hand it right back and ask for real money. Fuck Trump.

FakeNoose

(41,556 posts)
20. So our next Democratic president - elected in 2028 - will replace Chump's sig on our money?
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:39 PM
18 hrs ago

Maybe I can live with that. Any bills with Chump's signature will become collectors' items. Along with his stupid fake gold coins. In 2029 we return the U.S. Treasury back to its former pre-Chump non-corrupt status. OK?

BidenRocks

(3,239 posts)
21. Counterfeit!
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:44 PM
18 hrs ago

I refuse to recognize an illegal Federal Reserve Note!

The banks should be prepared for many exchanges.
I WILL NEVER carry chump in my wallet!

SunSeeker

(58,257 posts)
55. Most drive throughs already refuse anything bigger than $20.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:04 PM
15 hrs ago

I always have my bank break any hundreds I get into 20s.

Deminpenn

(17,481 posts)
27. Most people get over needing to write
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:10 PM
18 hrs ago

their name on everything in about 5th grade.

Having their name on everything is not normal for a septuagenarian.

dweller

(28,379 posts)
29. He's just trying to revive his old scam
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:20 PM
18 hrs ago



Tell everyone it’s the same scam … if his name is on it it’s worthless



✌🏻

EuterpeThelo

(333 posts)
32. Guess I'll have to find
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:25 PM
17 hrs ago

my old "Stamp Money Out of Politics" stamp and start using it again. Right over that serial-killer signature of his.

LPBBEAR

(657 posts)
36. My Prediction
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:34 PM
17 hrs ago

Once we start sharpie-ing the money or demanding "real" money the next thing these fascist fucks will do is start pulling any currency without his signature and destroying it.

Thus costing taxpayers even more money.

He is a piece of shit.

Oh, and postage stamps are next.

EnergizedLib

(3,022 posts)
38. It's not the first time he's forced himself onto people
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:36 PM
17 hrs ago

At least people will have a reminder of the absolute worst White House occupant of all time who managed to make Dubya look reasonable and like an intellectual.

LilElf70

(1,561 posts)
41. I never ever
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:52 PM
17 hrs ago

thought it would ever get this bad. His narcissism is absolutely off the charts. To get a coin with his name?? His name lives forever. It's the cherry on top of the cake. Yet you know he will go down in history as the worst, just on on the numbers alone. Not to mention his execution on project 25 to destroy democracy. It's all seems to be a bad bad dream. God help us all

James48

(5,202 posts)
44. I won't accept it in payment.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:03 PM
17 hrs ago

If it has his name on it, I’m not taking it. Give me silver, gold or Euros.

LymphocyteLover

(9,824 posts)
45. THIS IS SUCH FUCKING BULLSHIT! WHO IS APPROVING THIS???
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:09 PM
17 hrs ago

MEANWHILE THIS WAR IS A DISASTER
Iran has severely damaged several American military bases in the Middle East, officials say.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/us/politics/iran-us-bases.html

LymphocyteLover

(9,824 posts)
69. No doubt! Grrrr!
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:01 AM
6 hrs ago

I can't begin to understand the mindset of someone who would supplicate themselves to this scumbag senile freak like this

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,533 posts)
47. The man's ego knows no bounds
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:44 PM
16 hrs ago

Sorry Donny. Your signature everywhere, renaming national monuments after yourself and constructing elaborate ballrooms is not going make people like you. You've fucked up the economy and everyone knows it.

Baitball Blogger

(52,313 posts)
49. Sadly, they'll be worth a lot of money in the future because they won't be in circulation for long.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:55 PM
16 hrs ago

I just can't believe this is as easy as an eo.

Aussie105

(7,902 posts)
53. "To mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence" ???
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:53 PM
15 hrs ago

Independence from what, exactly?

Still got a tyrant in charge, still got restricted freedoms.

Nothing to mark or celebrate!

Kablooie

(19,107 posts)
57. Another stomach turning event.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:16 PM
15 hrs ago

My stomach has never had so much unwanted exercise in my life.

Initech

(108,704 posts)
58. FUCKING ENOUGH ALREADY!!!
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:21 PM
15 hrs ago

Holy shit, this fucking asshole did literally nothing to deserve his name being put on anything!

Blasphemer

(3,623 posts)
62. Fine. I've already started cutting the corporate strings in my life
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 01:11 AM
13 hrs ago

And I rarely use cash. I’ll head over the border to Canada for any cash purchases.

NorCalBlue

(52 posts)
64. r/Conservative Reddit responses are very negative
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 04:46 AM
9 hrs ago

I often go to the r/Conservative page to check their pulse on stuff. This issue is getting some deliciously negative flack from conservatives. Once person said, “No one loves Trump more than Trump.”

maxrandb

(17,421 posts)
66. Time for a run on the banks!
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 07:14 AM
7 hrs ago

Get your money out before this happens.

Maybe the bankers will understand how much we truly hate this asshat and his enablers, if we stop them from playing with our money.

Gary 50

(490 posts)
70. I hereby pledge that every Trump signed bill that ever goes through my hands will either have the signature
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:24 AM
5 hrs ago

blacked out or be stamped under the signature "is a pedophile."

mwb970

(12,149 posts)
71. If I get a bill with the ahole's signature on it, I will cross it out.
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:37 AM
5 hrs ago

With a Sharpie!

Must this pathetic baby out his damn name on EVERYTHING??

BComplex

(9,900 posts)
72. NO!!!! Just NO!
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 12:11 PM
2 hrs ago

Somebody stop the republican madness from taking this country down the shit hole!!!

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