White House unveils new images of US ‘patriot passports’ for America’s 250th

Donald Trump ’s efforts to brand the US government with his name and image advanced on Friday when the White House unveiled new images of a passport watermarked with his portrait to mark America’s 250th. The White House called it simply the “patriot passport”, while on Truth Social Trump introduced it as “The U.S.A.’s New Passport, which says, “Welcome, but be good!”. The state department says the limited-edition commemorative US passport was created “to commemorate the historic occasion of America’s 250th anniversary and will be issued at the Washington Passport Agency in Washington, DC starting on July 6, 2026, while supplies last”. The state department said it would issue a commemorative passport in April , but the finished item features different artwork. A state department rendering from April 2026 of the limited-edition US passports. The headshot was replaced with a different photo of Trump. Photograph: AP The previous headshot of the president, looking stern, had been replaced with a three-quarter-length portrait leaning over the Resolute Desk with balled fists by White House photographer Daniel Torok, with Trump looking sterner. The photo also hangs in the Smithsonian “America’s Presidents” exhibition. Trump’s portrait is surrounded by text from the declaration ofindependence, with his signature and “United States of America” written underneath. …