State Dept to Issue Limited Trump Passports for 250th Anniversary

The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday that it will issue a limited number of commemorative passports featuring an image of President Donald Trump to mark America's 250th anniversary of independence on July 4, 2026. The special edition, the first to include a living president, will be available this summer initially to applicants at the Washington, D.C., passport agency upon request, with standard passports offered as an alternative.

State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott described the release as part of celebrations for the semiquincentennial. "As the United States celebrates America's 250th anniversary in July, the State Department is preparing to release a limited number of specially designed U.S. passports to commemorate this historic occasion," Pigott said. "These passports will feature customized artwork and enhanced imagery while maintaining the same security features that make the U.S. passport the most secure document in the world."

The design incorporates Trump's portrait and signature in gold on an interior page or inside cover, along with patriotic motifs such as text from the Declaration of Independence, depictions of the Founding Fathers signing the document,...