Donald Trump is pushing for a controversial redesign of a planned $1 America 250 commemorative coin, seeking to place his own image on the obverse despite longstanding norms against living leaders on currency. The proposal would upend earlier US Mint concepts that highlighted figures such as Frederick Douglass, a woman suffragist and Ruby Bridges, alongside other America 250 coins featuring founding fathers, the Mayflower Compact and pilgrims from the Plymouth Colony. Supporters in the Trump administration frame the change as a celebration of prosperity and patriotism, while critics warn it clashes with federal law, departs from diversity focused designs and risks politicizing a program meant to honor 250 years of American history.