Politics
The U.S. Mint has released a $1 coin featuring Trump's image, making him the first living president to appear on U.S. currency in a century. Federal law bars living presidents from appearing on currency, but a design clause in legislation tied to an anniversary was used to allow the coin, with the 1926 Coolidge coin cited as precedent. The coin is legal tender with a $1 face value regardless of what collectors might pay for it, though it may be difficult to spend since businesses can refuse it.
The Guardian frames the coin as another example of Trump's pattern of self-promotion and disregard for established law, explicitly stating scholars believe the coin 'should be illegal' but is happening anyway, framing the story as part of a broader critical narrative about Trump's second term.
BBC News frames the story more neutrally as a historic milestone/first for a living president in a century, detailing the legal workaround via the anniversary design clause and citing Bessent's earlier comparison to Coolidge, without editorializing on legality's propriety.
No right-of-center outlet in our set has published this story.