Jack White hits out at Donald Trump’s plan to sign all US currency
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“The former White Stripes frontman has slammed the US Treasury Department’s decision to include Trump’s signature on dollar bills.”
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Wikipedia sources cited (Jack Lew, O'Hara, U.S. Treasury) contain no information about Jack White criticizing Treasury decisions. The evidence does not support the claim.
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— Jacob Joseph Lew (born August 29, 1955) is an American attorney and diplomat who served as the 28th United States ambassador to Israel from 2023 to 2025. He was the 76th United States secretary of the…
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— O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (titled onscreen as O'Hara, United States Treasury) is an American crime drama television series starring David Janssen and broadcast by CBS during the 1971–72 television season.…
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“Celebrated rock star and former White Stripes frontman Jack White has criticised the US Treasury Department’s plans to place Donald Trump's signature on all new US paper currency.”
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Wikipedia sources cited (Jack Lew, O'Hara, U.S. Treasury) contain no information about Jack White criticizing Treasury plans. The evidence does not support the claim.
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— Jacob Joseph Lew (born August 29, 1955) is an American attorney and diplomat who served as the 28th United States ambassador to Israel from 2023 to 2025. He was the 76th United States secretary of the…
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— O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (titled onscreen as O'Hara, United States Treasury) is an American crime drama television series starring David Janssen and broadcast by CBS during the 1971–72 television season.…
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“His comments refer to the Treasury Department’s plans to put Trump’s signature on all new paper currency – a controversial first as US paper currency carries the signatures of the Treasury Secretary and the Treasurer, not the president. This has been the case since 1861.”
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Wikipedia sources confirm that US currency has carried Treasury Secretary/Treasurer signatures since 1861, not presidential signatures. Directly corroborated by multiple authoritative references.
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— The treasurer of the United States is an officer in the United States Department of the Treasury who serves as the custodian and trustee of the federal government's collateral assets and the superviso…
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— The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States. It is one of 15 current U.S. government departments. The treasury …
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— The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretar…
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“Starting in June, Trump’s signature could appear on all new paper currency, beginning with $100 bills, with other denominations to follow.”
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“Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent called the move a recognition of 'unprecedented economic growth, lasting dollar dominance, and fiscal strength.'”
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“Jack White is set to embark on a European tour this year, including a gig at Lyon’s Nuits de Fourvière - one of Euronews Culture’s favourite European summer festivals.”
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“Check out his European tour dates: [list of dates and locations]”
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