Trump Posts New Passport Featuring Memorable Photo of Himself
- President Donald Trump has revealed a special commemorative passport featuring his image and the Declaration of Independence
- Reactions from Americans about the passport vary, with mixed comments about the design and its implications
- Some Americans have raised concerns about the passport's message and its impact on American values and identity
United States President Donald Trump has unveiled a new rendering of a special commemorative US passport that bears his likeness on Friday, June 26. It debuted a limited-edition passport to mark the 250th anniversary of America this year.
In a social media post, the US president wrote: “The U.S.A.’s New Passport, which says, ‘Welcome, but be good!’”.
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The US president shared a sample passport page that featured his image, where he loomed over the Resolute Desk. The passport has the text of the original Declaration of Independence in the background. Trump's signature is also on the bottom. On the opposite page, there is an image of the "Declaration of Independence" painting by John Trumbull.
CNN reported that the new passport carrying the rendering of Trump was based on the portrait of the president from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington. It was different from what was released earlier this year by the State Department. It featured a different president's image.
Americans react as Trump shares US passport
The development has started generating mixed reactions from Americans. Below are some of their comments:
PusteblumeOnTour commended the US president:
"It's good, so everyone can immediately see who belongs to the MAGA-Trump sect and who should not be allowed into their country. All other normal US Americans still have their normal passport without the orange flashbulb on them."
Nan Gale claimed that the new passport was horrible:
"I think it is Horrible, I am so thankful I recently got a passport without the unpatriotic redesign. How many are happy they do not have the new redesign?"
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Nancy Stork raised serious concerns about the statements on the new passport:
"Hmm, didn't the people who received a passport earlier follow the rules? And what's the point of this statement if U.S. citizens are travelling with it, since that's what the passport is for?"
Vilonmoney explained that the US needs values beyond pictures:
"It's going to be a nice idea to really know the reason why they want to use those old Patriots as part of the United States passport. What happened to the virtue, or what are we trying to transmit to other people that are watching, we need value more than pictures."
KingLoie mentioned the possible features of the new passport:
"No doubt it has a chip in it to go with the 24/7 Palantir Surveillance, facial/gait recognition and data centres."
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