Trump Dragged For Not Understanding How Passports Work After Claiming New Ones Featuring His Image Will Include Bizarre Warning Phrase

President Donald Trump was widely mocked after appearing not to understand how passports work while unveiling a new rendering of a special-edition U.S. passport marking America's 250th anniversary that he claims will include the phrase "Welcome, but be good!"

Trump's post comes weeks after the State Department announced it will issue a limited run of commemorative passports for the 250th anniversary of the country's founding featuring an image of Trump, making him the first living president ever depicted on a U.S. passport.

Roughly 25,000 to 30,000 of the special passports will be available through the Washington passport office ahead of July 4, while standard passports will still be offered elsewhere. The move is the latest in a broader effort to attach Trump’s likeness and signature to official commemorative items tied to the nation’s semiquincentennial celebration.

The rendering Trump posted shows a large image of himself standing above the Resolute Desk opposite a page showing the Founders signing the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago.

And in his post's caption, he claims the passports will read,

"Welcome, but be good!"

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The announcement quickly drew ridicule, with critics pointing out that a passport is a document issued to American citizens for international travel, not something used to welcome people into the United States.

Many suggested Trump appeared to be confusing a U.S. passport with a visa and mocked him profusely.

Trump's face won't just be seen on passports.

It recently emerged that Trump approved a proposed design featuring his portrait on a new $250 bill bearing his signature, despite longstanding federal law barring living people from appearing on U.S. currency.

According to four current and former Treasury Department employees who spoke to the Washington Post anonymously out of fear of retaliation, two political appointees at the department repeatedly pressed Bureau of Engraving and Printing staff beginning last year to develop prototype designs for the bill.

Bureau staff ultimately produced several mockups, including one depicting Trump’s face at the center of the $250 note between the signatures of the president and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, according to one employee. The Post, which broke the story, said it also reviewed documents supporting the account.