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State Department Confirms Limited-Edition U.S. Passports With Trump Portrait

The design breaks with recent U.S. practice by placing a sitting president inside an official travel document.

Overview

  • The State Department, which released mockups Tuesday, said the special passports will roll out around July 4 and declined to say how many will be made or whether applicants can opt out.
  • Renderings show President Trump’s face on the inside cover over the Declaration of Independence with his signature in gold, opposite John Trumbull’s painting of the signing.
  • The Washington Passport Agency will issue the commemorative booklet by default while supplies last, while online applicants and other offices will continue to receive the standard design.
  • Officials say the passports keep all existing security features used to verify identity and travel eligibility, and there is no extra fee for the limited edition.
  • The release is part of the America250 campaign that also includes a planned U.S. Mint coin bearing Trump’s image and new paper currency that will carry his signature.