The US will soon begin issuing passports featuring an image of President Donald Trump inside, a State Department official said Tuesday.
The official said that the passport “will be the default passport out of the Washington Passport Agency when available” for those who renew their passports in person at that location.
The presence of Trump’s likeness in the US passports is the latest – and most significant – instance of his image being used for an item said to be commemorating the 250th anniversary of US independence.
Unlike a commemorative coin or national park pass, a US passport is an internationally recognized form of identification that is typically valid for 10 years.
Currently, the inside front cover of the US passports show an image of Percy Moran’s painting of Francis Scott Key the morning after the bombardment of Fort McHenry – the battle that inspired Key to write what would become the US national anthem. Lines from the anthem are also printed inside the front cover.
