Exclusive: Trump's signature to appear on US currency, Treasury says, ending 165-year tradition

[demmiblue]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. paper currency will bear President Donald Trump's signature to mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, the ​Treasury Department said on Thursday, a first for a sitting president, while ‌deleting the Treasurer of the United States' signature from U.S. money for the first time in 165 years.

The Treasury said in a statement to Reuters that the first $100 bills with Trump's signature and ​that of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be printed in June, followed ​by other bills in subsequent months.

The Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and ⁠Printing is currently still producing notes bearing the signatures of former President Joe Biden's ​Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, and Treasurer Lynn Malerba.

Malerba will be the last of an ​unbroken line of Treasurers whose signatures had appeared on U.S. federal currency since 1861, when it was first issued by the U.S. government.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-signature-appear-us-currency-treasury-says-ending-165-year-tradition-2026-03-26/

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[Lovie777]

1. The nightmare continues..............

I think lawsuits will be file to stop this. Can't congress stop it?

[lastlib]

3. D'ya think they would?

Doing that would break the GOPee's fealty to Dear Leader--who thinks that's gonna happen?

[Katinfl]

13. This congress? You must be joking.

[Irish_Dem]

26. Congress probably loves the idea.

[Trueblue1968]

37. Hey, maybe he will die before june !!!!!!!!! We can hope and pray

[lastlib]

2. I will be asking for $100 bills at the bank, and ripping them through his signature.....

Make them destroy them.

[Inkey]

28. Just redact his name

With a Sharpie !

[lastlib]

50. I like that idea even better!

Thanks!

[Buddyzbuddy]

4. I see a run on hundreds in our future.

Me for one, I don't want a damn thing with that *sswipes name on it, let alone signature.

[moonshinegnomie]

5. my suggestion

write is a pedophile under his signature on every bill you get. maybe have a stamp made like the old wheres george stamps

[Brother Buzz]

9. That's a grand idea but I may just put a Sharpie to good use.

[littlemissmartypants]

17. Hahaha.

[twodogsbarking]

10. I am on it.

[popsdenver]

22. Great Idea

PEDO......or......CHOMO

Of course, the Republicans would shove a law through that makes it Treason to possess, of deface a U.S. Currency Bill
then we would be royally screwed.........

I am surprised he isn't having his signature printed in GOLD on the bills......so it REALLY stands out.......

[56miSSie]

31. Great Idea!

tRump won't like that

[Diraven]

6. Ok, answer me this

How come every single thing they think of to "mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence* has to have Trump's name and/or face on it?

[popsdenver]

23. We Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

compared to all the shit they are gonna roll out before and after July 4th in honor of the countries 250th Anniversary.
Which will be tied into his Birthday, of course......

[SamuelTheThird]

7. Apropos with the coming inflation

[VMA131Marine]

8. Black out the signature with a Sharpie

[Talitha]

12. Dang, the phone rang and you beat me to it.

[Talitha]

11. Get your Sharpies out, kids.

Nauseating signatures can be blacked out in 3... 2... 1...

[Bayard]

14. So, this money won't be any good when he's gone?

I have never, ever, even heard of another man this egotistical in my life. He has nothing to be proud of either.

[3catwoman3]

34. The universe could be named after him and it still wouldn't be enough.

He is a black hole of neediness.

[yellow dahlia]

15. Seriously - make it stop!

[SergeStorms]

16. I've never had money to burn, but.....

I'd seriously consider making an exception. Maybe just burn the part with his signature.

[debsy]

18. Contaminate our money too

Everything has to be about him.🤮

[LPBBEAR]

19. If I am handed money

with his signature on it I'll hand it right back and ask for real money. Fuck Trump.

[FakeNoose]

20. So our next Democratic president - elected in 2028 - will replace Chump's sig on our money?

Maybe I can live with that. Any bills with Chump's signature will become collectors' items. Along with his stupid fake gold coins. In 2029 we return the U.S. Treasury back to its former pre-Chump non-corrupt status. OK?

[BidenRocks]

21. Counterfeit!

I refuse to recognize an illegal Federal Reserve Note!

The banks should be prepared for many exchanges.
I WILL NEVER carry chump in my wallet!

[Wolf Frankula]

24. Expect more people and businesses to say,

"We would rather not accept cash."

[SunSeeker]

55. Most drive throughs already refuse anything bigger than $20.

I always have my bank break any hundreds I get into 20s.

[Wonder Why]

25. Mr Banker, can I have old bills, please. The new ones are dirty.

[Deminpenn]

27. Most people get over needing to write

their name on everything in about 5th grade.

Having their name on everything is not normal for a septuagenarian.

[dweller]

29. He's just trying to revive his old scam

Tell everyone it’s the same scam … if his name is on it it’s worthless



✌🏻

[C_U_L8R]

30. Trump is a bad rash

We’ll never be rid of him. But at least we can lampoon him.

[EuterpeThelo]

32. Guess I'll have to find

my old "Stamp Money Out of Politics" stamp and start using it again. Right over that serial-killer signature of his.

[Diamond_Dog]

33. That's one way to devalue the dollar.

[3catwoman3]

35. Oh, FFS!

Is this his idea, or one of the idiots in the cabinet?

[LPBBEAR]

36. My Prediction

Once we start sharpie-ing the money or demanding "real" money the next thing these fascist fucks will do is start pulling any currency without his signature and destroying it.

Thus costing taxpayers even more money.

He is a piece of shit.

Oh, and postage stamps are next.

[EnergizedLib]

38. It's not the first time he's forced himself onto people

At least people will have a reminder of the absolute worst White House occupant of all time who managed to make Dubya look reasonable and like an intellectual.

[Joinfortmill]

39. Good thing no one uses cash much anymore.

[LymphocyteLover]

46. Exactly what i was thinking... and a good reason to keep away from using cash for a while

[orangecrush]

40. ...

[LilElf70]

41. I never ever

thought it would ever get this bad. His narcissism is absolutely off the charts. To get a coin with his name?? His name lives forever. It's the cherry on top of the cake. Yet you know he will go down in history as the worst, just on on the numbers alone. Not to mention his execution on project 25 to destroy democracy. It's all seems to be a bad bad dream. God help us all

[CarolinaNC]

42. he believes he's king and not just a public servant.

[pansypoo53219]

43. any dipshit bill will get defaced if i get any.

[James48]

44. I won't accept it in payment.

If it has his name on it, I’m not taking it. Give me silver, gold or Euros.

[LymphocyteLover]

45. THIS IS SUCH FUCKING BULLSHIT! WHO IS APPROVING THIS???

MEANWHILE THIS WAR IS A DISASTER
Iran has severely damaged several American military bases in the Middle East, officials say.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/us/politics/iran-us-bases.html

[Initech]

59. Someone appointed by the fucking asshole?

[LymphocyteLover]

69. No doubt! Grrrr!

I can't begin to understand the mindset of someone who would supplicate themselves to this scumbag senile freak like this

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

47. The man's ego knows no bounds

Sorry Donny. Your signature everywhere, renaming national monuments after yourself and constructing elaborate ballrooms is not going make people like you. You've fucked up the economy and everyone knows it.

[BidenRocks]

48. The new Global Currency.

The Chinese Yuan

Sorry chump. No crypto scams!

[Baitball Blogger]

49. Sadly, they'll be worth a lot of money in the future because they won't be in circulation for long.

I just can't believe this is as easy as an eo.

[madamesilverspurs]

51. And Monopoly money becomes a real thing.

[the nelm]

52. Like a rabid wild animal always trying to mark its territory....n/t

[Aussie105]

53. "To mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence" ???

Independence from what, exactly?

Still got a tyrant in charge, still got restricted freedoms.

Nothing to mark or celebrate!

[peppertree]

54. In the time-honored tradition of despots past...

[SunSeeker]

56. May he meet their same fate. nt

[Kablooie]

57. Another stomach turning event.

My stomach has never had so much unwanted exercise in my life.

[Initech]

58. FUCKING ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

Holy shit, this fucking asshole did literally nothing to deserve his name being put on anything!

[hunter]

60. "Is he dead yet?"

I can think of a few ways to mark them like that.

[BradBo]

61. Trumps trying to violate all of us.

[Blasphemer]

62. Fine. I've already started cutting the corporate strings in my life

And I rarely use cash. I’ll head over the border to Canada for any cash purchases.

[AllBlue]

63. FREE LINK TO REUTERS ARTICLE

https://archive.ph/fTJNb

[NorCalBlue]

64. r/Conservative Reddit responses are very negative

I often go to the r/Conservative page to check their pulse on stuff. This issue is getting some deliciously negative flack from conservatives. Once person said, “No one loves Trump more than Trump.”

[rambler_american]

65. Another use for my Sharpie

Imma cross out that shite every time I see it.

[maxrandb]

66. Time for a run on the banks!

Get your money out before this happens.

Maybe the bankers will understand how much we truly hate this asshat and his enablers, if we stop them from playing with our money.

[dedl67]

67. Will his signature actually fit on a bill?

[Javaman]

68. yeah cool story. it will never come to be nt

[Gary 50]

70. I hereby pledge that every Trump signed bill that ever goes through my hands will either have the signature

blacked out or be stamped under the signature "is a pedophile."

[mwb970]

71. If I get a bill with the ahole's signature on it, I will cross it out.

With a Sharpie!

Must this pathetic baby out his damn name on EVERYTHING??