{"id":2596349,"date":"2026-04-28T18:08:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-issuing-america-250-passports-with-trump-founding-fathers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:10:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:10:36","slug":"us-issuing-america-250-passports-with-trump-founding-fathers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-issuing-america-250-passports-with-trump-founding-fathers\/","title":{"rendered":"US issuing America 250 passports with Trump, Founding Fathers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-issuing-america-250-passports-with-trump-founding-fathers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2596349&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. State Department says it will release a limited number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-votes-to-award-officer-eugene-goodman-congressional-gold-medal\/\" title=\"Senate Votes To Award Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal\">specially designed<\/a> passports this summer to commemorate America\u2019s 250th anniversary.The passports will include imagery of President Donald Trump, a historic painting of the Founding Fathers at the Declaration of Independence signing, and excerpts from the document; the back cover will feature an American flag with \u201c250\u201d in the center surrounded by stars representing the original colonies.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative is part of a broader slate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burgum-suggests-america-250-will-celebrate-our-shared-values\/\" title=\"Burgum suggests ... 250 will celebrate &#039;our shared values&#039;\">america 250 events<\/a> in 2026, including projects overseen by Trump and the freedom 250 institution (such as a White House lawn UFC event and a free IndyCar race) and initiatives led by America250, like large July 4 block parties and a push that has reportedly surpassed 2.5 million volunteer hours through America Gives. The article also notes that security concerns are being discussed ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-speak-at-cpac-in-dallas-in-july\/\" title=\"Trump to Speak at CPAC in Dallas in ...\">high-profile events<\/a> and that multiple living former presidents have expressed optimism about the milestone.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-department\/\">State Department<\/a> announced on Tuesday that it is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >releasing limited-edition passports<\/a> in honor of the United States\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-250\/\">250th birthday<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The passports will <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/statedeptspox\/status\/2049181875650855393\">be released<\/a> this summer as the country celebrates the semiquincentennial and will feature images of President Donald Trump, a historic painting of the Founding Fathers at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and text from the document. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4545751\/uk-ambassador-says-us-special-relationship-with-israel-now\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>UK ambassador says US\u2019s \u2018special relationship\u2019 is with Israel now in leaked comments<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4543953\/iran-foreign-minister-heads-russia-support-from-putin\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran\u2019s foreign minister heads to Russia to garner support from Putin<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4543710\/trump-negotiators-no-travel-iran-peace-talks\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says US negotiators will no longer physically travel for Iran peace talks<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cAs the United States celebrates America\u2019s 250th anniversary in July, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StateDept\">@StateDept<\/a> is preparing to release a limited number of specially designed U.S. Passports to commemorate this historic occasion,\u201d State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a post on X highlighting the development.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The launch is expected to coincide with the 250th anniversary in July. The back cover of the passport will feature another nod to the milestone, including an American flag with \u201c250\u201d centered between 13 stars representing the original colonies.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department\u2019s passport initiative is one of many being rolled out over the course of 2026 to mark the milestone anniversary. <\/p>\n<p>Trump and his Freedom 250 organization are overseeing occasions such as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4540613\/ufc-claw-stage-white-house-fight\/\">first-ever UFC fight<\/a> on the White House lawn and a historic, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4485493\/trump-freedom-250-unveils-indycar-race-track-national-mall-dc\/\">free IndyCar race <\/a>in Washington, D.C. <\/p>\n<p>America250, the organization tasked by Congress to celebrate the milestone, is likewise leading a host of events, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4504747\/100-days-until-america250-five-host-cities-unveiled\/\">nationwide block parties<\/a> on July 4 that it says will be \u201cthe largest synchronized Fourth of July celebration in U.S. history.\u201d The organization <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4493300\/america250-commission-volunteer-hours\/\">last month announced<\/a> that through America Gives, it had surpassed 2.5 million volunteer hours in its effort to pull off the largest such national initiative in U.S. history. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4545178\/security-concerns-dc-america-250-events\/\"><strong>SECURITY CONCERNS LOOM LARGE IN DC AHEAD OF HIGH-PROFILE AMERICA 250 EVENTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last week, the country\u2019s last four living former presidents hailed the milestone in rare interviews, telling NBC News that despite challenges, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4535467\/former-presidents-project-optimism-us-future-america-250\/\">they are confident <\/a>the U.S. will \u201chave another 250-year run that\u2019s going to be just as good.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the key things I\u2019m going to try to do during the 250th is encourage citizens to participate in the process, and if you don\u2019t like what\u2019s going on, vote, and that\u2019s how America heals itself,\u201d former President George W. Bush <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4537346\/former-presidents-unite-hopeful-message-america-250\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cBe a citizen, not a spectator. And by that I mean participate in the process, but also love a neighbor like you\u2019d like to be loved yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Department will release limited-edition 250th-birthday passports this summer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2596352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26086611516047_70f8b6.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[74923,76496,75294,69735,78767],"class_list":["post-2596349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-250th-anniversary-2","tag-american-identity-2","tag-founding-fathers-2","tag-trump-administration-2","tag-us-immigration-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26086611516047_70f8b6.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2596349"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2596354,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596349\/revisions\/2596354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2596352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2596349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2596349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}