Americans Rebelled Against Trump's Plan To Change The Look Of Dollars
16- 1.04.2026, 7:37
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The older generation is particularly critical of the idea.
President Donald Trump's initiative to leave his signature on U.S. banknotes has drawn mixed reactions in the United States.
This is evidenced by a YouGov poll, writes Axios.
According to a new YouGov poll of 18,663 American adults on March 30, a majority of citizens do not support the idea of replacing the traditional signature of the Treasury Secretary with the autograph of a sitting president.
The public's position is pretty clear: 60% of respondents opposed the appearance of the president's signature on banknotes. Of these, 48% categorically do not support such an initiative, and another 11% are rather against it.
At the same time, 23% of respondents support the idea, and 19% of Americans could not decide on their position.
It is interesting that disapproval was almost universal: it is observed among different age, social and ethnic groups. At the same time, the greatest skepticism was recorded among Midwesterners and black Americans.
Generation Gap
The survey also showed a certain age trend. Thus, the older the respondents, the more critical they were of the idea.
More than half of Americans 65 and older opposed the changes. But young people 18-29 years old have a calmer attitude to the proposal - although among them there are not many more supporters.
At the same time, the study revealed a rather unexpected fact: many Americans do not even know whose signature is now on the dollars. 13% of respondents mistakenly believe that the banknotes already bear the president's signature. 28% of respondents are not sure at all whose autograph they see on the money.
What the government offers
Now, U.S. banknotes traditionally bear the signature of the Secretary of the Treasury. Now it is the signature of an official of the U.S. financial department - in the proposed initiative it is planned to replace it with the autograph of President Donald Trump.
The U.S. Treasury Department explains the idea of the symbolic date - the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, which will be celebrated in 2026. According to the idea, the new bills could become a commemorative symbol of the historical event.
Critics talk about political PR
Opponents of the initiative believe that it is not so much about the anniversary of the state, but about an attempt to personalize state symbols. They recall that previously there have already appeared commemorative souvenirs with the image of the president, in particular collector coins. According to critics, the national currency should be left out of political experiments.
Why it may have little impact on the lives of Americans
Experts draw attention to another trend: the use of cash is rapidly declining in the United States. According to the Federal Reserve, paper money is now used in only about 14% of all payments.
But most Americans pay for purchases with bank cards or digital services, and keep cash more as a reserve. So even if the president's signature ever appears on dollars, a significant portion of citizens may never notice it - because paper money is less and less likely to find its way into their wallets.
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