Donald Trump’s face to feature on US passports to mark America’s 250th anniversary, report says
President has already added his face to National Park passes and his name to the Kennedy Center
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After adding his face to U.S. National Parks passes, President Donald Trump is now reportedly planning to put his image on another federal document: the U.S. Passport.
The State Department is reportedly finalizing a "radical redesign" of the passport that will include an image of Trump from his second inaugural portrait, according to the Bulwark.
The new design would be a part of plans to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary.
Annmarie Hordern, Bloomberg's chief political correspondent, shared a mock-up image of the proposed passport update on X. The image shows Trump's portrait and signature on one page and another page depicting John Trumbull's painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
A State Department official was quoted by CNN as saying that the passport featuring Trump’s face “will be the default passport out of the Washington Passport Agency when available” for people renewing their passports in person. “Online options or other locations will maintain existing passport design,” they added.
It is believed that the new design will begin to be issued this summer.
State Department spokesman Tommy Piggott said in a statement: “As the United States celebrates America’s 250th anniversary in July, the State Department is preparing to release a limited number of specially designed U.S. Passports to commemorate this historic occasion.
“These passports will feature customized artwork and enhanced imagery while maintaining the same security features that make the U.S. Passport the most secure documents in the world.”
The news was greeted with scorn by some Trump critics. Bill Kristol, editor-at-large at the Bulwark, tweeted: “I wonder if someday a ‘Trump passport’ will be valuable as an oddity, like one of those coins minted with a mistake on them.”
It would be the latest instance of Trump imposing his own personality wherever he can. The Treasury Department is planning to release a $1 gold coin featuring Trump's face, and the Commission of Fine Arts recently gave its blessing for a commemorative 24-karat gold coin bearing his image.
Not only will Trump have his face on two coins, the Treasury Department also announced he would be the first sitting president to have his signature added onto American paper currency.
As previously mentioned, those hoping to escape politics and explore America's cherished National Parks will be forced to look at the president if they use a National Parks pass for entry.
Trump's $1 million Gold Card also includes his face, along with a bald eagle and the Statue of Liberty.
The president added his name to the iconic Washington, D.C. Kennedy Center arts venue and then promptly announced it would be shut down for two years for renovations. A wave of artists had cancelled their upcoming performances at the center in protest at the decision to add Trump’s name.
Before launching his war in Iran, Trump added his name to the U.S. Institute of Peace. Similar to the Kennedy Center, the name change occurred only after the president fired the organization's board. He went further, firing everyone at the institute and giving control of it to the General Services Administration.
In December, Trump announced that he wanted to build a new fleet of warships called the "Trump-class." The first battleship to bear that designation will be the planned USS Defiant.
In March 2025, Trump announced the construction of a sixth-generation stealth fighter jet that will bear the designation F-47. While not including his name, Trump is the U.S.'s 45th and 47th president.
Earlier this year, the president launched a new website — TrumpRx — where Americans can find discounts for purchasing prescription drugs. Trump insisted when he announced the site that he did not choose the name.
Trump even posted an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ, though he later deleted it after significant backlash and claimed it was meant to show him as a doctor healing sick people.
The Independent has contacted the State Department for comment,
