Trump’s Treasury Goon Cornered Over Trump’s Face on $250 Bill

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has blasted the media as he defended a legally dubious push to put Donald Trump’s face on a new $250 bill to commemorate America’s birthday.

Filling in for Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday, the former hedge fund manager was confronted with revelations that his own department had begun planning for the proposed banknote—despite longstanding federal laws barring living people from appearing on U.S. currency.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 28, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci / Evan Vucci / REUTERS

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