Donald Trump’s name is about to grace every single US dollar bill, and it marks a bizarre first in American history

United States paper currency will bear President Donald Trump’s signature starting this summer, as reported by Reuters, marking a truly unique moment as it’s the first time a sitting president has signed American money. This redesign is happening to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence. It also brings another significant change: for the first time in 165 years, the signature of the U.S. treasurer will be dropped from the notes.

The very first $100 bills featuring President Trump’s signature, alongside that of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, are set to be printed in June. You can expect other denominations to follow in the subsequent months. It’ll probably take a few weeks for these new bills to actually circulate through banks and into your wallet. The Treasury is still producing notes that carry the signatures of former President Joe Biden’s Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, and former Treasurer Lynn Malerba.

Lynn Malerba will be the last in an unbroken line of treasurers whose signatures have graced U.S. federal currency. That tradition has been in place since 1861, which is when the U.S. government first started issuing federal currency. While the overall design of the bills won’t change, Treasury officials confirmed that President Trump’s signature will simply replace the Treasurer’s.

This move is definitely part of a broader pattern we’ve seen from the Trump administration

There’s been a clear effort to put the president’s name on various things, from buildings and institutions to government programs, warships, and even coins. In fact, a federal arts panel, made up of members appointed by President Trump, just last week approved the design for a commemorative gold coin that will feature President Trump’s image. However, an earlier attempt to create a circulating $1 Trump coin was halted because federal laws prohibit depicting living individuals on U.S. coins.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a statement, explaining that this change is really fitting for the U.S. 250th anniversary. He pointed to the strong U.S. economic growth and financial stability that the country has experienced during President Trump’s second term. Bessent said, “There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump than U.S. dollar bills bearing his name, and it is only appropriate that this historic currency be issued at the Semiquincentennial.”

It’s interesting to note that the statute governing the printing of Federal Reserve notes gives the Treasury pretty broad discretion to change designs, especially when it comes to guarding against counterfeiting. However, the law does require certain elements to remain, like the words “In God We Trust,” and it only allows for portraits of individuals who are deceased.

The former treasurer, Lynn Malerba, actually declined to comment on the Trump administration’s decision. However, her predecessor, Jovita Carranza, who served as treasurer during President Trump’s first term, had a different take. Carranza called the change “a powerful symbol of American resilience, the enduring strength of free enterprise and the promise of continued greatness.”

Even the current treasurer, Brandon Beach, whose name hasn’t appeared on currency, issued a supportive statement, praising President Trump as the architect of a “golden age economic revival.”