I guess we should’ve seen this coming…
In this post:
United States passport gets new Trump-centric design
The State Department is rolling out a new limited edition United States passport, intended to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence.
The passport features President Trump’s image on the inside cover, surrounded by text of the Declaration of Independence, an American flag, and Trump’s (gold) signature. Then another page features the Founding Fathers at the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The passport’s exterior is also altered, with “United States of America” written in larger text and placed at the very top of the passport, and the back cover having an American flag, with “250” centered between the 13 stars featured on the 1777 version of the flag.
Good thing passports have biometric data nowadays, or else you might assume this passport is fake.
This special passport design is only available for those who show up in person at the Washington Passport Agency until the limited edition runs out. If you do renew in person at the Washington Passport Agency, you won’t have a choice of which passport you get, as this will be the standard, even if you don’t want it.
So in those situations, your only option to avoid this passport is to renew online, or go to a passport agency outside of DC.
This is a pretty unprecedented passport concept
This is the first time that we’ve ever seen a United States president featured on a passport. When criticized online, the official White House X account responded by pointing out that… President Obama had a commemorative metro card for his inauguration in January 2009.
Even in countries with dictators or monarchies, we don’t typically see this. Though the White House X account did also post about “two kings,” in reference to Trump’s meeting with King Charles.
I’m not even going to be sassy about this, because we’re getting to the point where fact is stranger than fiction.
I’ll simply say this, and I think it’s something most reasonable people should be able to agree on — the concept of being “patriotic” in the United States shouldn’t be tied to any one character, regardless of political affiliation, especially not one person temporarily elected.
If someone truly believes that the thing most worth highlight about the United States’ 250th anniversary is the current president, then it’s a rather unusual flavor of patriotism.
Bottom line
President Trump is launching a limited edition passport to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, and in particular, to celebrate himself. The passport features his picture and signature, which is something we’ve never seen before in the United States.
This will be the only option at the Washington Passport Agency until supplies run out. If you do apply there, you won’t have an option as to which passport you get. Meanwhile everywhere else, the standard passport will continue to be issued.
so glad I renewed a few weeks ago by mail. turned around in just over a week (for the fat passport and the passport card).
Every day is idiot day in the new USA
I would not expect excessive friendliness from people overseas when identifying yourself as an avid Trump supporter by using this passport. Which is valid for many years.
i swear...the small D energy of this guy and the rest of his administration is so off the charts, it's cringe AF!
He may not have realized that some passport control officers in other countries might stamp his face.
This is disgusting - and if you disagree, just imagine if Obama put his face on a coin or note with the US Treasury.
Trump is a menace to the legal profession at large.
lolol. POTUS is the personification of a full employment act for attorneys.
He looks old and tired.
Get his face out of my face!
Well least I know what seppos to avoid.
Grateful for what exactly?
The destruction of norms and order?
His constant grifting and ignoring laws?
Consistent constitutional violations?
Constant lying?
The Kool Aid runs deep within your veins it seems.
Sorry was meant for MAGA "Mel"
We are now North Korean. I didn’t know we put convicted felons on our documents, some countries will not allow you in with that mug shot.
This liberal blogger fails to recognize that Hussain Obama had a bus pass with his image on Inauguration Day.
He’s our President. We all should be grateful
That's literally "recognized" by including a tweet embedded in this article, but clearly MAGAz have short attention spans.
he has an entire section of the article with a picture devoted to that
We should all be grateful.
That's as bootlicker of a response as I've ever heard.
Imagine Obama or Bkden putting his face on the passport and getting this kind of groveling.
I believe you will find there was also one for Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration (and apparently would have been one in 2017, had WMATA received permission to use his image).
That aside, I’m not sure a travel card issued by a tri-jurisdictional public transit agency in commemoration of the innauguration day of the president is quite equivalent to a passport issued by the federal government in commemoration of the semiquincentenary.
I’m going to make a...
I believe you will find there was also one for Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration (and apparently would have been one in 2017, had WMATA received permission to use his image).
That aside, I’m not sure a travel card issued by a tri-jurisdictional public transit agency in commemoration of the innauguration day of the president is quite equivalent to a passport issued by the federal government in commemoration of the semiquincentenary.
I’m going to make a bold prediction that some people are going to absolutely love this, and others are going to absolutely hate it.
V/F
you are clearly dumber than a box of rocks.
There's a difference between an outside agency making a topical choice for the fare card and the president imposing his will on good ol' Marco Rubio (who now has a dozen different jobs in the administration by now).
If you can't see the difference then you should visit a neurologist and have your basic functions checked out.
fascist pig.
That's not nice. What did @TravelinPenis do to hurt your feelings??
he traveled.