“Donald Trump is a numbers guy” is not a phrase one would normally use without a certain amount of irony. (Fortunately, that is exactly how it is being deployed here.) The details of the federal budget may elude him, but Trump is a big fan of branding, as evidenced by his penchant for slapping his name on every edifice and product available. In the run-up to the nation’s upcoming 250th birthday, Trump has expanded into numerical iconography, treating this year’s semiquincentennial as yet another excuse to put the spotlight on himself.
It’s well-established that Trump loves a big number, no matter how inaccurate it may be, and the bigger the better. He also loves redecorating, putting his face on things, and otherwise making it all about him. It’s no surprise then that his administration has been reportedly pressing the Treasury to issue a $250 bill featuring Trump, which would be the largest denomination issued since 1969.
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