Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters on Thursday that the Treasury Department is, in fact, making preparations to begin printing $250 bills with President Trump's face on them, pending approval from Congress. This comes after a Washington Post report, claiming that Trump administration officials are pressuring the Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a design a $250 featuring Trump's portrait. The post WATCH: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Confirms Treasury is Prepared to Print $250 Bill with Trump’s Face appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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The Trump administration's supposed "war on fraud" is benefiting from the support of a group of alleged fraudsters, according to new reporting. Cuts to Medicaid and raids on daycare centers are part of the president's stated crackdown on fraud, which has been backed by a nonprofit called the State Financial Officers Foundation, according to reporting by The Lever. State auditors and treasurers are part of the State Financial Officers Foundation, which throws its support behind Trump with reports and statements touting the war on fraud's success, The Lever reported. However, the nonprofit's board president, Seth Metcalf, is facing corruption allegations, according to The Lever. Metcalf, a former Ohio deputy treasurer, allegedly colluded with board members of the state's teachers' pension fund to direct $65 billion to his investment firm, according to whistleblowers. An Ohio judge wrote in a February ruling that the pension board members were "mere puppets" of Metcalf, The Lever noted. He reportedly penned documents accusing the pension board of "committing fraud" to pressure them, The Lever added. Metcalf is also being sued for fraud and mismanagement related to an AI start-up's money, according to The Lever. Meanwhile, the State Financial Officers Foundation's vice chair, Adam Crum, allegedly misused state funds while working as Alaska's revenue commissioner. Crum allegedly tried to take $75 million from state reserve funds and invest it in a private equity fund, which a lawmaker described as "gross incompetence" because of the move's high risk, according to The Lever. He also reportedly gave $8.5 million worth of contracts to a consulting firm that sponsored a glacier cruise for the State Financial Officers Foundation, according to reporting by the Juneau Independent. Red states have called out the group for exaggerating fraud numbers, too. An independent auditor found that one of the nonprofit's members, who was Florida's chief financial officer, used a DOGE formula to misrepresent hurricane recovery efforts as massive misspending. Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said one of the nonprofit's claims of fraud was "wildly inflated."
Trump officials have pushed the nation's money printers to design a $250 bill emblazoned with his face, despite a 159-year-old law banning living people on US currency.
Congress needs to pass legislation in order for the bill's printing
The state is now overburdening Virginians who conduct private gun sales while protecting violent illegal aliens from arrest and deportation.
President Donald Trump’s recent endorsement in the race for Kansas governor could help Democrats retain that office.“The endorsement scrambled the crowded Republican field for governor and struck a major blow to Masterson’s major GOP rivals, including former Gov. Jeff Colyer, Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt,” reported Kacen Bayless of The Kansas City Star regarding Trump’s endorsement of State Sen. Ty Masterson. The winner of the upcoming Republican primary will aim to succeed a Democrat, Gov. Laura Kelly, who after two terms is not eligible for reelection. In her stead Democrats will nominate either State Sen. Cindy Holscher, State Sen. Ethan Corson or teacher Marty Tuley.“Support from the undisputed leader of the Republican Party instantly solidified Masterson as a front-runner in the Aug. 4 Republican primary and handed the 56-year-old Senate president a major advantage in his quest to succeed Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly,” Bayless added. “Trump’s backing comes at a pivotal time for Kansas Republicans, who remain confident they can take back the governor’s office this year.”Yet at the same time, some experts are concerned that Masterson may not be the strongest Republican in terms of winning the general election.“Masterson’s decision to tie himself closely to Trump could be a gamble in the general election if he were to win the nomination,” Bayless reported. “Republicans nationally are gearing up for a potentially torturous election cycle amid rising gas prices, war with Iran and Trump’s fledgling poll numbers.”Indeed, the Kansas Democratic Party has already started attacking Masterson for his seeming support of Trump’s unpopular policies involving the economy and the war against Iran.“I think the question is, how much does a Trump endorsement maybe hurt in the general election, either because Trump is extremely unpopular among the general public or because the person he’s endorsed is maybe not the best candidate,” Matt Harris, a political scientist at Park University in Parkville, told Bayless.If Trump’s endorsement helps Masterson win the nomination, and then he goes on to lose in the general election, it may not be the only time that happens in the 2026 midterm elections. Trump is already under attack by many of his fellow Republicans for endorsing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas Senate race, and Paxton ultimately prevailed. Trump made his endorsement even though polls show Cornyn was more likely to beat Democratic nominee James Talarico than Paxton. On other occasions, Trump’s vendetta campaign has taken out Republicans whose seats will nevertheless likely remain in GOP hands, including Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky.
Despite his claim that he does not care about the midterms, President Donald Trump has been focused on securing GOP majority control of both chambers of Congress in November.His revenge campaign nearly over, Trump has managed to use the primaries to unseat House and Senate Republicans he deemed disloyal — largely despite their voting records. His plan to gain seats in the House appears likely to be successful, picking up roughly ten seats through his redistricting scheme.“But primaries are not general elections, and winning in November is what really counts,” writes Keith Naughton at The Hill. “Trump could be setting himself up for trouble, and it could well come from a senator not even on the ballot.” There could be trouble ahead for Senate Republicans who currently hold a 53-47 majority. The majority of “at-risk” seats belong to Republicans, several of which Democrats are poised to flip, including North Carolina and Maine.That leaves Ohio, Texas, and Michigan, which are toss-ups, according to RealClearPolitics.It’s Texas where “Trump may have just won the battle but lost the war,” explains Naughton. Many believe Trump’s 11th-hour decision to endorse MAGA Attorney General Ken Paxton over conservative Senator John Cornyn may have been a shot in the foot.Democratic State Rep. James Talarico reported he took in more than $3 million in the first 24 hours after Paxton won the GOP primary runoff this week.Naughton examines other races as well, but concludes there is one GOP senator who could upend the president’s plans.U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) could decide to become an independent but vote with the Democrats — flipping control of the Senate to the Democrats.Naughton says he thinks Murkowski leaving the GOP and conferencing with the Democrats is a “pretty strong bet.”“Murkowski has already mused making a switch,” he writes. “Although she tried to dress up remaining a Republican in terms of public policy, the likely reality is that it makes no sense to move from the majority party to the minority — what is the profit in that? Turning the minority party into the majority party, however — that could be very profitable for Murkowski, and for Alaska in general.”In 2022, Trump endorsed a Murkowski challenger, but she kept her seat. And in 2010, she was forced to run a write-in campaign, and still kept her seat.“For Murkowski,” Naughton notes, “who voted to convict Trump on impeachment charges and has little loyalty to the Republican Party, switching gets easier as her longtime colleagues leave the Senate chamber — some due to Trump’s machinations.”
The department said it is preparing for the banknote in response to legislation proposed last year.