Plans For Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill Dropped By Trump Administration
The post Plans For Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill Dropped By Trump Administration appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline The Trump administration has dropped an Obama-era plan to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, according to comments Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made to Spectrum News, the latest disruption of a 10-year-old plan to put the abolitionist on new versions of the bill. U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) demands that American abolitionist heroine Harriet Tubman’s image be put on the $20 bill outside the U.S. Treasury Department June 27, 2019. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Key Facts Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Spectrum the Trump administration is “not at present” planning to put Tubman on the bill. Bessent did not elaborate, Spectrum reported, though the treasury secretary noted changing “an existing bill, whether it’s $1 through $100 takes many years in advance.” Tubman would replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill if the change were made,