Trump’s portrait reportedly set to appear on US passports in ‘radical redesign’

WorldPolitics
29 Apr 2026 • 4:40 PM MYT
The Independent
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Trump’s portrait reportedly set to appear on US passports in ‘radical redesign’

  • The US President is reportedly planning to include his image on a redesigned US Passport, featuring a portrait from his second inaugural.
  • The State Department is finalising this 'radical redesign' as part of plans to commemorate the United States’ 250th anniversary, with issuance expected this summer.
  • A State Department official confirmed that passports featuring the President's face will be the default from the Washington Passport Agency for in-person renewals.
  • This move follows previous instances of the President adding his image to National Parks passes and his name to the Kennedy Center and the US Institute of Peace.
  • Other initiatives include plans for a $1 gold coin and commemorative 24-karat gold coin bearing his image, and his signature on American paper currency.

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