Those vanity Trump passports are rage baiting you

The State Department just revealed a first look at a line of limited-edition passports designed to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence. They feature a large image of President Trump’s face. In a first look shared with Fox News, the proposed design includes two custom interior pages: one featuring Trump’s portrait, and another featuring an image of the founding fathers signing the Declaration of Independence. A State Department spokesperson told Fast Company that the limited-edition design is expected to roll out in July, and will be “available for any American citizen who applies for a passport when the rollout happens and will continue for as long as there is availability.” There’s one important caveat: These special passports will only be available at the Washington Passport Agency in D.C., and the Bulwark reported that there will only be 25,000 available. The State Department described that number to Fast Company as “fake news” and did not respond a request for an official number of passports that are expected to be produced, but it seems likely that only a very limited number of Americans will get their hands on one. That presents a question: Why even make these in the first place? Here’s what it will look like https://t.co/A4CGNp5gzD pic.twitter.com/aK3gNX11as— The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) April 28, 2026 What’s new on the limited-edition Trump passport? The limited-edition 250th passport design has three main differences from the current official document that was first implemented in 2021. On the back of the passport, which is blank in the official version, the limited-edition passport includes an embossed golden flag based on the official 1777 flag, which included 13 stars in a circle to represent the colonies. Inside that circle is the number “250.” On the reverse of that back cover, an image of the Voyager spacecraft, moon, and Earth has been swapped for a piece of John Trumbull’s 1818 painting, Declaration of