The U.S. Department of State is nearing finalization of a new design for the American passport, planning to feature President Trump's portrait and golden signature on the inside cover, citing the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of American independence. The new design uses Trump's official portrait from his second term inauguration, overlaid on a background of the Declaration of Independence. The passport's back cover will incorporate a partial image from the Declaration of Independence painting. According to sources, the State Department plans to first issue a limited run of 25,000 passports featuring Trump’s image, although the proposal remains pending final approval. The White House subsequently confirmed this design by sharing a related report from Fox News. This redesign continues the Trump administration's recent practice of incorporating the president's image onto government items, including the Treasury Department's preparation to release one-dollar circulating coins and commemorative gold coins bearing Trump’s likeness, as well as the National Park Service adding Trump’s face to park passes. Edward Kolla, a passport historian at Georgetown University, said placing the portrait of an incumbent president in a passport "is quite odd," noting that modern U.S. passports have never featured images of sitting presidents, and foreign passports typically do not include portraits of national leaders either.
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