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Scott Bessent: “As treasury secretary, I have two mandates for US currency at present: that no living person can be on US currency, and…”

On the recordMay 29, 2026
As treasury secretary, I have two mandates for US currency at present: that no living person can be on US currency, and the currency must say ‘In God we trust’.
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Scott Bessent

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Discussing mandates for US currency at a news conference.

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