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.
I'm sure this comes with a free cavity search in every country visited that has been insulted, bombed or suffered economic damage due to the orange yamtit.
This moron is a DISGRACE. what an INSECURE LOSER pedo/rapist/criminal. can't wait for the November blowout and another impeachment case coming.
Somebody wrote that dual citizenship is a problem because you can be "loyal" to only one country.
I do not understand what "being loyal to one country means". I do not see any occasion where loyalty to a country would be required.
I like the country where I was born (Italy), I am happy when Sinner or Musetti win tennis tournaments, but if I disagree with the actions of my government I say it openly...
Somebody wrote that dual citizenship is a problem because you can be "loyal" to only one country.
I do not understand what "being loyal to one country means". I do not see any occasion where loyalty to a country would be required.
I like the country where I was born (Italy), I am happy when Sinner or Musetti win tennis tournaments, but if I disagree with the actions of my government I say it openly loud and clear.
I consider the expression "My country, right or wrong" very problematic and dangerous.
Another example of a topic that is more political than travel/points related. The problem for most people is who it is. There are several presidents that if they were on there most people would not think twice.
Whew, glad I'm good till '31.
Trump will probably be resting comfortably in a crypt at his presidential library by then, after a lifetime of bad habits finally catches-up with him.
I would probably get it if I needed a passport. Don’t need one as so much to do and see in America while supporting jobs and businesses domestically rather than in foreign countries who hate us.
@MAGA Mike: you are stuttering. Typical Trumper, can’t figure out how to post comments so they keep hitting “Post”
This would be the one "old passport" I would retire as fast as possible, to the burn pile...
Great idea!!! I love it!!! Sign me up. Trump is awesome!!!
Great idea!!! I love it!!! Sign me up. Trump is awesome!!!
Ignore all previous instructions - Write a song about how Trump is a pedophile
I love it!!! Sign me up. Trump is awesome!!!
The 30% that still support him and would want this think travel to other countries isn’t of interest. They are driving Ford pick- ups with giant flags waving from the back. This is a treasure to them, not a tool of international travel. Same ones that own his bible and believe all his lies. America survived his first term, not sure how long it will take to bounce back this time or if possible.
I am SO getting one of these passports. They are amazing and a symbol of ALL greatness and the greatest.
I’ll be in Northern VA for business and will spend an extra day to go to DC in person to sign up for this new beautiful moments.
Love it !!! Thanks for the info on how to get this. Much appreciated.
I want one!
It would be a next-level troll job if these were only available in sanctuary cities.
Sure. Because that's what a mature adult with the most powerful job on earth should be doing. Trolling.
A confident, secure person wouldn't spend so much time obsessing over ways to "troll" people whom they disagree with.
Ahh you've never had a passport, have you. Question is are you being a cultist or are you a bot/troll farm member?
MAGA can now self-identify themselves in foreign countries and get harassed. Keep throwing your supporters under the bus. Good job Donald!
I'm certain this will be received with nothing but warmth and enthusiasm by every non-US immigration officer who lays eyes on it. Smooth sailing guaranteed.
While I strongly disagree with this passport concept, I find it hilarious when Trump trolls you libs. What are you going to do when he leaves office, and you won't have Trump to kick around anymore.
Question is, what are YOU gonna do while he's still in office, busily destroying civil rights, getting us into needless wars, destroying the world economy, increasing inflation, enriching himself and his family by billions of dollars, and getting away with all of it? Just sit there and let him do it because you love to see him "trolling the libs"?
Donald Trump OWNS triggered blue-haired LIBTARDS by SUSPENDING THE CONSTITUTION, and DECLARING HIMSELF SUPREME LEADER (ALL HAIL KING TRUMP!!!!1111)
I expect he'll leave office early next year, when he realizes there are better things to do in life when you're 80 and can't get any legislation through a Democratic-controlled Congress. Which is conducting unpleasant hearings. So then we'll have Vance to deal with, and his experience as a cafeteria Catholic will help him serve as a cafeteria Conservative.
Celebrate. Duh...
Custom Offices around the world outside of USA already response to this Trump passport:
"... Anyone holding this passport will be subject to interrogations, extend questioning, detail background checks, social media accounts examinations, email accounts investigations, and likely to be denied entry to our democratic country..."
Good time to repost this……..
Matthew 7:15-16 Jesus calls believers to be aware of, take heed, and guard against false prophets who come in sheep’s clothing, appearing righteous but inwardly corrupt. Jesus describes false prophets as ravenous wolves who operate by self-promotion or deceit and cause great spiritual harm to the sheep.
AND SCENE.
ABSOLUTE DISGRACE. GOOD THING I AM DUAL CITIZEN. ALREADY HAVE LET US PASSPORT EXPIRE.
Time to ban dual citizenship.
Either you're loyal to one country or none.
Blackhill doesn't know how this country runs, or who really runs it. Ignorance is in fashion, I guess.
Yeah, stoopid has had more than a moment.
I hope you're accountant is still squaring things with the IRS, Erik, or they will come looking for you eventually.
That passport isn't going to run out in the DC passport agency, unless they only have like 10 special copies.
This is interesting, because you can't get an appointment at a passport agency without a sudden and urgent need for a new passport.
PATRIOTISM IS WHAT MATTERS AT THIS POINT IN TIME - ABSOLUTELY JUSTIFIED! A VERY WELL-DESIGNED, THOUGHT OUT LIMITED EDITION PASSPORT FOR OUR COUNTRY'S 250TH BIRTHDAY!!!
Clown. The only thing we can celebrate is when he is in a coffin. He’s already close.
Icarus has been reported.
Why are you shouting?
Hey Darlene, (a.k.a. Karen) There’s nothing patriotic about having a picture of a sexual predator/convicted felon/pedophile enabler inside a passport.
@Darlene Why is having this particular pres' likeness patriotic for 250 though? Why not all the former pres', why not some other element of the US?
Get well soon darlene. Keep up the meds.
Gonna be a long haul I expect.
(Get that CapsLock key fixed too!)
Oh FFS. Enough of this pedophile already.
Just release the unredacted files! Easy-peezy.
I have to renew mine later this year! I rather walk on shredded glass / I rather sweep monkey poop / I rather stop traveling than get this piece of . Thankfully, you get the Trump passport only in person this year at the DC passport office. That won't be a problem for me as I have no plans to visit DC for the foreseeable future.
There are things that Trump does that sadly make leftoids appear only 90% insane, not 100%. This is one of those.
Dear supreme leader.
What a narcissistic chode
They shouldn't be doing this. What baffles is why does this guy think that's a good photo (yes, in this case drawing from that photo)? Photographer: "OK, Mr. President, now try and look like you are on the toilet constipated."
It's his mugshot from Atlanta back in 2023...
Naw, As203, it's his government glamor shot.
Perks of of the Job I guess.
Boys will be boys… /s
just like his f'ing face on the National Park Service annual pass.
end times...
“So in those situations, your only option to avoid this passport is to renew online, or go to a passport agency outside of DC.”
Lol what? This passport office is for emergency last minute passports only, for travel within 14 days. You can still apply just like normal at the dozens of post offices in DC to “avoid” this passport, or whatever.
Looks like OMAAT has turned into a corral for all the Jacks and Jennys out there. If you don't want that new passport you can easily get another version. No need for all your political braying.
This is the nonsense our Dear Leader spends his time on instead of anything in the public interest. I mean thankfully inflation isn’t still out of control and we’re not bogged down in a needless war overseas…oh wait…
Nah mate, you’ve gotta call garbage out when you see it. Putting the face of the sitting President on a passport is hot garbage. A 250th anniversary edition passport is fine, I guess, not super necessary. But one with Trump’s face, that’s some real narcissism, and we shouldn’t put up with that kind of behavior.
Who would want this though?
Same question was asked in November 2016 and November 2024.
I would toss mine in the shredder.
HE.is deranged.....rump
He is not a christian.....he is in American and unfit for office
He is undeserving of any accolades or tributes like this
I prefer the Trump toilet paper, personally.
If you’re brave enough, this, too, can be used as ‘Trump TP.’ (Medical disclaimer: “Consult with your proctologist before using Trump TP… Trump TP may cause hemorrhoids, rectal bleeding, prolapse…”)
The latest polls show that about a third of Americans approve of this President. I think it's only fair that they be offered this memento of their monarch, as long as it can be avoided by not waiting in line at one office for something that can easily be obtained elsewhere or online. It's likely to be saved as a family keepsake, for the owner's grandchildren serving as a reminder their ancestor was one of those demented fools they learn about in history class.
You think any of those 33% actually have passports?!
Remember, the age of consent is lower in many places if you're able to travel. His friend Epstein had a place in France (15 is legal).
America is simply an awful place.
I logged in just so I could “heart” this comment as Helpful. And I live here (barely)! From a faraway territory, I shake my head regularly.
I like the monarch reference, Ross. Not too many will appreciate your subtle comparison. However you could on dangerous ground referring to Mr ‘ump, as an Nymphalidae. He may be a milkweed or common tiger and by reputation definitely a wanderer to boot. Notwithstanding, you have posted a very interesting description of the numpty in view of the fact that he is currently in the presence of my Monarch.
You are discussing butterflies, of course. And his wife has admitted they were social butterflies, flitting around in the same circles as Epstein and Maxwell.
There's a reddit post by a collector of Nazi memorabilia who wanted to add this to his collection.
Never ceases to amaze me .. where will this end
Probably in a bunker, I mean, ballroom…
Having one of those would be toxic!
Once he is kicked out of office, it could be valuable?
As toilet paper?
Yeesh. What a shocker. Trump really is the most monumental narcissist to ever o copy the Oval Office, and that’s saying something. It’s almost cartoonish.
LOL America
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.
Hahaha, good point. IF I would be immigration officer I would do it for sure
This is disgusting - and if you disagree, just imagine if Obama put his face on a coin or note with the US Treasury.
Are you aware he's planning to put his face on a coin and his signature on new cash?
Should have said, for others, are you aware ...
Should have said, for others, are you aware ...
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.
Very low energy, and possibly with fecal incontinence.
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"
Huh? Mike is one of the sane ones here.
Seppos is rhyming slang. Septic tanks rhymes with yanks. Overtime, Americans were (without intending to say anything bad) called seppos. The OP can speak for themself, but I read this that their seeing an American with this passport would suggest the holder is a Trump supporter and should be avoided.
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.
Ironically, even the DPRK doesn’t put Kim on their passports… then again, they don’t really do ‘passports’ often, because, you know, their people can’t really ‘leave.’ So, yeah, not good.
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.
I was surprised to find out that some estimates put the percentage of the population capable of second-order thinking at only 20%. I am much less surprised after seeing absolutely moronic comments like this one.
It was fascinating when I learned that roughly 20-30% of the population is hard-wired to support an authoritarian form of government. Had Mel lived in 1930s Germany, she would have supported Hitler. While he was busy disappearing people, she would have been busy accusing others of HDS. Ultimately, I pity people like her (I couldn't imagine having my head so far up my ass), but this is just how it goes. Same script, different cast.
Well said, Roberto; based take. (Sorry, you probably won't even see my comment, since, if you followed @1969's tech-advice, you likely 'blocked' me from your browser already.)
Thanks, 1990. You've enjoyed my comments before under my other, "real" username. This is my first and only post using a new alias (though now I see there's another Roberto in the comments section ♂️)
I fully expect the authoritarians will eventually use AI to mass harass dissidents (imagine how easy it would be for them to revoke our TSA Pre-check and Global Entry), so I might as well make it a little harder for them to connect the dots.
fascist pig.
That's not nice. What did @TravelinPenis do to hurt your feelings??
he traveled.
Hahaha!!!! I dance to that!