{"id":3599,"date":"2026-04-29T11:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3599"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:06:14","slug":"us-passports-may-carry-donald-trumps-picture-under-new-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3599","title":{"rendered":"US passports may carry Donald Trump\u2019s picture under new proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON: <\/strong>An image of United States President Donald Trump will soon appear in some US passports, officials said on Tuesday, <strong>marking another break from long-standing tradition as the president continues to imprint his personal influence on government institutions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are few precedents anywhere in the world, let alone in a democracy, of displaying sitting leaders\u2019 pictures in passports, and Trump would be <strong>the first sitting US president featured in Americans\u2019 travel documents<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The State Department said it would offer the limited-edition passport to mark this year\u2019s <strong>250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Patriot passport unlocked. \ud83e\udd85<br><br>Limited edition. 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