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US government prepares to print $250 note featuring Trump's face
Federal law bars printing images of living people on US currency, but Trump allies in Congress are moving to make an exception.
What happened
According to BBC News’s source item, US government prepares to print $250 note featuring Trump’s face, Federal law bars printing images of living people on US currency, but Trump allies in Congress are moving to make an exception.
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Primary source: US government prepares to print $250 note featuring Trump’s face via BBC News. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- US government prepares to print $250 note featuring Trump's faceBBC News - 2026-05-28T18:24:15+00:00
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