TRUMP UNVEILS NEW PASSPORT FEATURING HIS PHOTO

Sun 28 June 2026:

US President Donald Trump on Friday revealed a mock-up of a special limited-edition US passport commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence, featuring a serious portrait of himself.

“The USA’s New Passport, which says, ‘Welcome, but be good!'” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform, alongside the passport design.

The proposed passport includes an image of a stern-looking Trump leaning on his desk, accompanied by his signature, while the text of the Declaration of Independence appears in the background.

The reverse page displays an illustration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, along with the inscription “United States of America 250.”

The White House called it simply the “patriot passport”, while on Truth Social the president introduced it as “The U.S.A.’s New Passport, which says, ‘Welcome, but be good!’”

The state department says the limited-edition commemorative US passport was created “to commemorate the historic occasion of America’s 250th anniversary and will be issued at the Washington Passport Agency in Washington, DC starting on July 6, 2026, while supplies last”.

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The state department said it would issue a commemorative passport in April, but the finished item features different artwork.

The previous headshot of the president, looking stern, had been replaced with a three-quarter-length portrait of him leaning over the Resolute desk with balled fists, taken by White House photographer Daniel Torok, with Trump looking sterner. The photo also hangs in the Smithsonian America’s Presidents exhibition.

Trump’s portrait is surrounded by text from the declaration of independence, with his signature and “United States of America” written underneath.

The facing page shows an image of the founders signing the declaration of independence that appears to be based on a painting by John Trumbull currently on display at the Yale University Art Gallery.

Beyond his gaze, at least one of Trump’s signature decorative flourishes appears on the passport – it comes with a “Freedom 250” gold flag on the back cover. Previously Trump’s signature was in gold, and “250” did not appear. Now his signature is in black and “250″ is written in gold.

The plans for Trump coins and the passport have been criticized by Democrats.

Earlier this month, Democratic lawmakers called on the administration to halt production of a commemorative 250th anniversary solid-gold coin that would bear the same image of the president as on the new passport and the words “FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT” – a reference to his chant after an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, almost two years ago.

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