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Bessent: This was Iran's BIG mistake

Published May 31, 2026 | Video Starts at 14:09

I got to ask you about the $250bill that the president is talking about in terms of putting his Image on the $250 bill. Is this really going to happen? Well, we'll see. Is There's pending legislation in the House. If it passes, then we'll do it. And Maria, I think it's fitting President Trump is the president during our 250th anniversary, that Calvin Coolidge was president during the 150th anniversary and there was a coin printed for him. (14:09–14:14)

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Asserts that there is pending legislation in the House related to [the coin].

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