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In this NewsBusters article, Siena Do argues that Lawrence O’Donnell wildly overreacted to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent displaying a mock-up of a proposed $250 bill featuring President Trump.
- O’Donnell accused Bessent of “playing with counterfeit money” after Bessent held up a printed mock-up of a proposed $250 bill during a White House briefing.
- The mock-up reportedly showed what a future bill featuring President Trump could look like, but it was printed on ordinary paper rather than currency material.
- Bessent told Fox News’ Peter Doocy that current law prevents living people from appearing on U.S. currency and that any change would require congressional action.
- NewsBusters notes that Bessent explicitly said the matter was “all up on Capitol Hill” and that Treasury would “stick to the law.”
- O’Donnell argued that Trump’s face would never appear on U.S. currency because Congress would have to authorize both the denomination and the change to rules about living people on money.
- The article frames O’Donnell’s reaction as another example of anti-Trump media hysteria, saying he implied criminal wrongdoing where none had occurred.
- NewsBusters also criticizes O’Donnell for claiming the moment distracted reporters from more serious questions, noting that reporters in the room were free to ask whatever they wanted.
- The piece concludes that O’Donnell’s segment reflected “Trump Derangement Syndrome” and a willingness by left-wing media figures to accuse Republicans of crimes without sufficient basis.
Read the full story: https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/siena-do/2026/05/31/lawrence-odonnell-accuses-secretary-scott-bessent-counterfeiting-money
