Trump's signature to appear on US bank notes in first for sitting president

Donald Trump is set to become the first sitting US president to have his signature on US banknotes, the treasury department has announced. Trump's signature will appear alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, an unprecedented move that the department said would mark America's 250th anniversary. "There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J Trump than US dollar bills bearing his name," Bessent said. US banknotes have traditionally carried the signatures of treasury officials. It is the latest move by the administration to associate Trump's name with a range of government programmes and public buildings. The first $100 (£75) bills with the signatures of Trump and Bessent will be printed in June, with others to follow. Notes currently being printed bear the signatures of former President Joe Biden's Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, and Treasurer Lynn Malerba. It has been tradition since 1861 for the US treasurer's signature to appear on bank notes, a tradition that would end under the Trump administration's plans. Ahead of the 250th anniversary, Bessent said printing currency bearing Trump's name would be a "powe