Trump administration puts plan for Harriet Tubman $20 bill on ice

Treasury Department is no longer planning to put anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman on a $20 bill; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told Spectrum ​News.

Bessent's predecessor, former Biden administration Treasury ​Secretary Janet Yellen, revived the Tubman $20 bill project but estimated that the new currency would not be ‌ready until ⁠2030, citing the need for sophisticated anti-counterfeiting measures.

When asked why ⁠the Treasury Department is not moving forward with a $20 note with Tubman's image while making preparations for a $250 bill with Trump's portrait, Bessent told Spectrum News:"The 250 requires an act of Congress, ⁠because ​you can't have a living person (on U.