New Passport Design Featuring Trump's Face Unveiled by State Department
The State Department unveiled a limited-edition passport design featuring President Donald Trump's image as part of the U.S. 250th anniversary commemoration. The passport includes Trump's face embedded in the Declaration of Independence and his signature in gold, alongside historical imagery like John Trumbull's painting and the 1777 American flag. The redesigned cover swaps the order of text, and the passports will be available at the Washington Passport Agency without an additional fee.
- ▪The new passport design features Donald Trump's face within the text of the Declaration of Independence and his gold signature below.
- ▪Pages include imagery from John Trumbull’s 'Declaration of Independence' painting and the 1777 American flag with '250' centered among 13 stars.
- ▪The front cover now displays 'United States of America' above 'Passport,' reversing the current design's order.
- ▪There will be no extra cost for the limited-edition passports, which will be available at the Washington Passport Agency.
- ▪The release aligns with the U.S. 250th anniversary in July and is part of broader efforts to feature Trump’s image on federal items and events.
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The State Department on Tuesday revealed a new passport design that includes an image of President Donald Trump, marking the latest move the Administration has made to feature Trump on items intended to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary—as well as attaching his name and face to a broader array of federal buildings and programs. Mockups of the passport design shared with TIME show a blue and white image of the President’s face in the middle of the text of the Declaration of Independence, with Trump’s signature, in gold, below. Another page of the passport includes an image from John Trumbull’s famous 1819 “Declaration of Independence” painting, which depicts the founding fathers gathered for the signing of the document.
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