Legacy Media Loses It Over Trump Pic on Currency

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was behind the rostrum at Thursday’s White House press briefing, and his affable and educational fashion cleanly rendered the White House speaking factors of the day, along with some laughs. 

After Bessent gave an overview of the new Trump Accounts app, the potential Iran Deal, and more particulars on the anti-weaponization fund, he opened the ground to questions from the press. One news merchandise that captured media consideration is Congress’ proposed change in the law surrounding currency, in order for them to issue a $250 invoice with President Donald Trump’s face on it. The current law doesn’t enable any dwelling particular person (president or no) to seem on United States legal tender.

Fox News Senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy requested a query surrounding the potential timeframe that Americans would see Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s signature next to President Donald Trump’s face on a $250 invoice. Bessent gave the small print that the “exclusive” Washington Post article – printed on Thursday – buried at the underside.

WATCH:

BREAKING: Secretary Scott Bessent reveals the Treasury Department is actively preparing for a historic $250 bill featuring President Trump, pending proposed legislation from Congress that would allow a living person to appear on U.S. currency:

“I’ve two mandates for U.S.… pic.twitter.com/2xksgTDmWM

— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 28, 2026

BREAKING: Secretary Scott Bessent reveals the Treasury Department is actively preparing for a historic $250 bill featuring President Trump, pending proposed legislation from Congress that would allow a living person to appear on U.S. currency:

“I’ve two mandates for U.S. currency, at current, no dwelling individual might be on U.S. currency, and the currency must say, ‘In God we trust.’”

“So right now there is proposed legislation, in front of the House and in front of the Senate to change the first requirement so that a living person, Donald J. Trump, could be on the $250 bill.”

“At Treasury we put together issues in advance. So we now have ready in advance that if the laws is handed, but we’ll stick to the law.” 

Bessent was clear: 1) No dwelling individual can seem on currency; 2) Currency must say, “In God We Trust.”

Bessent additional clarified that it’s the legislative physique that will make the choice to change the mandate about dwelling individuals showing on currency, and not the Treasury. If Congress needs to alter the law to enable a dwelling individual to seem on new payments, then it is going to be completed. Bessent drove home that his only job as Treasury Secretary is to be ready for this chance, ought to it occur.

You would suppose this would have adequately answered the matter, but legacy media’s gonna legacy. GWN’s Kaitlan Collins, who apparently likes being the subject of failure theater when it comes to the press briefings, requested of Bessent: “Do you think it’s politically, it’s a good idea to put his face on a $250 bill when people are struggling to afford gas and groceries?”

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Talk about a non sequitur. An issuance of a denomination of currency, significantly for commemorative functions, has little to do a method or the other with people’s financial state. Their state will not change a lot whether or not this commemorative currency is issued or not. Ergo, Collins has no level besides to discover a bone of competition with Trump’s face being on currency at all. 

As Bessent does so nicely, he patiently restated what he said to Fox News’ Doocy just a few minutes in the past. “It’s up to the Congress if the president’s face is on the $250 invoice…”

Here’s a transcript with Collins’ interruption and Bessent’s reply:

COLLINS: But it’s really The Washington Post that is reporting that it’s two political appointees from the Treasury Department who have requested businesses to be prepared. Do you suppose it is politically, it is a good concept to put his face on a $250 greenback invoice when people are struggling to afford gasoline and groceries…

BESSENT: I do not actually perceive this Washington Post article. Terribly written, terribly edited. What it says is: Treasury is following the law, and that we have created the invoice, and that it is up to Congress, I actually did not perceive what the story was.

COLLINS: Are you saying you are not concerned in that, two of your own political appointees?

BESSENT: Yeah, of course, but we put together for every part if it will get handed. Just like we had been prepared six months in advance for the One Big Beautiful Bill for tax steerage. So, we now have to put together in advance. You cannot draw one thing up the day before.

Collins was determined for her soundbite, and pressed the same ridiculous query again. 

COLLINS: Politically, do you do not suppose it is a good concept when people are struggling to afford gasoline and groceries?

BESSENT: I feel that it is bifurcated. Do you suppose we should always have a 250th Anniversary celebration?

Collins tried to brush his Socratic redirect off by rapidly saying, “Well, that’s happening anyway, but putting the president’s face on a $250 bill — “

Collins failed to understand she had stepped cleanly into Bessent’s rhetorical entice, and he snapped it shut.

BESSENT: No, no, no, Kaitlan, it is not occurring anyway. It’s occurring because it is being funded via, by personal residents, by the federal authorities, by state governments, by municipal governments, to have fun our nation. And I do not suppose that there may be something untoward about having the President of the United States, the individual who was President of the United States on the 250th Anniversary invoice. 

WATCH:

.@SecScottBessent destroys the @washingtonpost in the White House briefing room:

“Who here is from the Post? Yeah, terribly written, terribly edited.”

“Basically what it says is that Treasury is following the law?” pic.twitter.com/be0mJTv51Y

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 28, 2026

Collins and her meager viewership are actually not involved about the price of gasoline and groceries, nor does she care about celebrating America or the money being spent on these celebrations. Her issue is that Trump’s face will likely be a outstanding historic marker of America 250, and could have a everlasting place in United States historical past. Collins’ outlet GWN, and their legacy media cohorts, did all they might to attempt and guarantee Trump wouldn’t be in workplace to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary. I shudder to suppose how issues would look if that they had succeeded.

Thank God, they did not. Now we not only have epic celebrations deliberate, but we also might have a new piece of Americana that bears Trump’s image, and marks this Golden Age that he has been instrumental in bringing about.

Cry more, legacy media.  

Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will decide the destiny of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must preserve control of both chambers of Congress.

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