Trump’s face is added to select US passports for America’s 250th birthday
The commemorative special edition passports will be available on 6 July, and can only be applied for in person
Trump’s face is added to select US passports for America’s 250th birthday
The commemorative special edition passports will be available on 6 July, and can only be applied for in person
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Another 3,200 people were injured and 3,100 left homeless by the disaster, the National Assembly president added, speaking on state television.
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Democrats called plans for commemorative passport and gold coin with Trump portrait ‘more befitting a monarchy’
Donald Trump’s efforts to brand the US government with his name and image advanced on Friday when the White House unveiled new images of a passport watermarked with his portrait to mark America’s 250th anniversary.
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!’”
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