President Trump’s signature is about to turn up on US currency, a rarity for a sitting president. Now, the Washington Post reports that plans to put Trump’s portrait on paper currency are advancing as well. Two top officials—Treasury chief Brandon Beach and adviser Mike Brown—have urged the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to prep prototypes of a $250 bill featuring Trump, according to the newspaper. The idea has been floated in Congress as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary commemoration, though laws currently limit currency images to the dead. The Post story suggests the idea is more tangible than realized,
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