The Treasury Department says it will add President Donald J. Trump’s signature to all US dollar notes, marking the first time a sitting president’s autograph will appear on US currency.
Treasury officials say the president’s signature will be printed alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s and will take the place of the US treasurer’s name, a feature that has appeared on currency for more than a century. In announcing the change, Secretary Bessent praised Trump’s economic agenda, saying it has put the nation on a course toward strong growth, sustained dollar leadership, and fiscal stability.
Officials told Reuters the first $100 bills bearing the new signatures are scheduled to be printed in June, with other denominations to follow.
The move is one of several recent efforts by the Trump administration and its supporters to place the president’s name or likeness on federal projects and institutions. Earlier this month, a federal arts commission approved a design for a 24‑karat gold commemorative coin featuring Trump’s likeness to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4.
Bessent said there is no stronger way to honor what he called historic achievements than by issuing currency bearing the president’s name during the Semiquincentennial.
The decision comes against a mixed economic backdrop: in 2025, the first year of Trump’s second term, the US dollar suffered its steepest annual decline in 50 years.
Several other national entities have been renamed or rebranded recently, sometimes prompting controversy and legal challenges:
– The Kennedy Center was voted to be renamed the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.
– The US Institute of Peace was renamed the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.
– A new class of US Navy vessels has been branded as ‘Trump‑class’ battleships.
– A federal drug‑pricing website was launched as TrumpRx.gov.
Some of these renamings have provoked fierce backlash and court challenges, illustrating the contentious reaction to the administration’s naming initiatives.
Edited by Rana Taha