President Trump Becomes First US President to Have His Signature on American Money: ‘Well Deserved’

President Donald Trump made history as the first sitting president of the United States to have his signature on American paper currency.

The 80-year-old president debuted the $100 bill with his autograph on the bill via a Friday, July 3, post on his Truth Social.

The signed bills are in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

“Under President Trump’s leadership, we are on a path toward unprecedented economic growth, lasting dollar dominance, and fiscal strength and stability,” Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said in a statement.

“There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump than U.S dollar bills bearing his name, and it is only appropriate that this historic currency be issued at the Semiquincentennial,” Bessent added.

Treasurer Brandon Beach called the move “not only appropriate, but also well deserved,” adding: “The President’s mark on history as the architect of America’s Golden Age economic revival is undeniable.”

Bessent also shared a photo of the signed $100 bill to his X account, writing that the country is “on a path toward unprecedented economic growth, lasting dollar dominance, and fiscal strength and stability.”

In response, one user wrote, “No, we are not. Even Hitler didn’t have his signature or likeness on currency. Commies do.”

“Another ‘historic’ moment… gas and inflation went through the roof. Families paid thousands on tariffs,” another person wrote. “But…. Trump made billions so it’s all good.”

During the president’s July 4 remarks, he spoke about communism as he continues to link Democrats to the political ideology ahead of the midterm election. However, according to the Associated Press, experts say that Democrats advocate for a market-based economy — and Trump’s sentiment is inaccurate.

“America will never be a communist country. Won’t happen,” Trump said on July 4. “Communism is a loser, and it always will be. The communist system is the opposite of the American system, and the communist system has never worked.”