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United States Congressman Joe Wilson has introduced legislation to create a $250 bill featuring the face of President Donald Trump.
Wilson, a Republican from the same party as President Trump, represents South Carolina’s 2nd district.
The congressman serves on the House Republican Policy Committee and is an assistant Republican whip.
He announced the proposal on Tuesday in a post on his X handle, describing it as “the most valuable bill for the most valuable President.”
“Grateful to announce that I am drafting legislation to direct the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring Donald J. Trump.
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“Bidenflation has destroyed the economy, forcing American families to carry more cash. Most valuable bill for most valuable President!” Wilson wrote on X.
Wilson stated that his proposal was primarily introduced in response to former President Joe Biden’s administration, which he claimed had destroyed the economy, forcing American families to carry more cash.
The Eastern Updates reports that if Wilson’s proposal is approved, Trump would become the only living current or former U.S. president to be featured on American currency.
On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives eked out a razor-thin victory, passing a colossal multi-trillion-dollar spending package that serves as a resounding early win for President Donald Trump and propels his ambitious 2025 policy vision forward.
The vote, a nail-biting 217-215, emerged as a critical proving ground for Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, whose leadership faced its first major hurdle. Initially, Johnson had pulled the bill from consideration, sensing a lack of sufficient backing within his fractious party—a tactical retreat that underscored the high stakes and internal divisions at play.
A vocal contingent of GOP lawmakers had pressed for tighter fiscal reins, wary of a plan that pairs a hefty $4.5 trillion in tax reductions with a mix of spending trims and a potential escalation of the already towering national debt—a balancing act that sparked fierce debate over economic prudence versus political priorities.
In the end, the measure squeaked through along strict party lines, with Democrats uniformly rejecting it and only one Republican breaking ranks, highlighting both the unity and the fissures within the GOP as they rally behind Trump’s agenda in a sharply divided Congress.
The lone Republican dissenter was Kentucky’s Thomas Massie, a well-known fiscal conservative whose appetite for steeper spending reductions set him apart from his party’s slim majority. Meanwhile, a single Democrat abstained from casting a vote, subtly shifting the tally’s dynamics.
