Overview
- The State Department will produce 250,000 additional limited-edition 'Patriot Passports' and offer them at one-day, in-person application events at passport agencies across the country.
- The commemorative book places President Donald Trump's portrait inside an interior page over a gold imprint of his signature, reverses the cover text into gold and adds a small gold '250' flag on the back.
- Applicants who want the special passport must appear in person on the specific day listed on the department’s passport website while traditional passport applications are scheduled for different days.
- Democratic lawmakers have publicly condemned the passport and, according to reporting, have launched inquiries into Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleging the release politicizes a federal document.
- The passport rollout joins other recent moves to put the president's likeness or name on public items, and it is likely to intensify debate over the use of federal agencies for personal branding and possible political or legal pushback.