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Diplomacy & Power April 29, 2026 296 stories in this edition

Trump to put his picture in US passports

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Agence France-Presse
Trump to put his picture in US passports

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Donald Trump’s picture will soon appear in some US passports, officials said on Tuesday, shattering another norm as the president aggressively puts his personal stamp on government institutions. The US State Department, following reports by Fox News and The Bulwark, confirmed it would offer a limited-edition passport to mark this year’s 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence. The articles included tw...

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Donald Trump’s picture will soon appear in some US passports, officials said on Tuesday, shattering another norm as the president aggressively puts his personal stamp on government institutions. The US State Department,...

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