Treasury pushes Trump portrait on $250 bill, triggering resistance and reassignment

The Washington Post reports that Trump administration officials pressed the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring Trump’s portrait—the first living person on U.S. currency in more than 150 years—despite the printing director’s resistance, who was reassigned last month. Staff were shown mockups of the note, and a designer described himself as a royal portrait artist who discussed the design with Trump, according to four current and former employees, making this an exclusive investigative look at the currency proposal.