Bessent: ‘President Trump should be on’ $250 bill
Larry Kudlow, a conservative contributor for Fox Business, asked the Trump administration official about his opinion of the proposed currency during a sit-down interview at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. “We are going to have the image of President Trump on a coin,” Bessent said. The secretary cited a half dollar coin distributed during America’s 150th anniversary celebration, which depicted the likenesses of then-President Calvin Coolidge and George Washington.
- ▪Larry Kudlow, a conservative contributor for Fox Business, asked the Trump administration official about his opinion of the proposed currency during a sit-down interview at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California.
- ▪“We are going to have the image of President Trump on a coin,” Bessent said.
- ▪The secretary cited a half dollar coin distributed during America’s 150th anniversary celebration, which depicted the likenesses of then-President Calvin Coolidge and George Washington.
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Administration Bessent: ‘President Trump should be on’ $250 bill Comments: by Sarah Davis - 05/29/26 6:01 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Sarah Davis - 05/29/26 6:01 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday endorsed a $250 bill to commemorate the U.S. semiquincentennial featuring President Trump. Larry Kudlow, a conservative contributor for Fox Business, asked the Trump administration official about his opinion of the proposed currency during a sit-down interview at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. “We are going to have the image of President Trump on a coin,” Bessent said.
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