Trump Is Putting His Face on EVERYTHING—And the GOP Is Cool With It
Bulwark Takes
The Bulwark
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 7 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Jared Poland headed to Capitol Hill after reports that Donald Trump will put his face on U.S. passports—and finds Republicans either defending it, laughing it off, or refusing to engage.
For a limited time, listeners can get an exclusive $25 off Aura Frame's best-selling Carver Mat frame at https://on.auraframes.com/BULWARKTAKES with code BULWARKTAKES.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Jared Pullen with the Bullwork. |
| 0:02.0 | Donald Trump has spent his entire adult life slapping his name on everything that he can. |
| 0:07.0 | Stakes, golf courses, vodka, ties, a fake university that got sued into oblivion, |
| 0:13.0 | bankrupt casinos and buildings he doesn't even own. |
| 0:17.0 | So, it really shouldn't shock anyone that now, as president, Trump is putting his face and name on |
| 0:22.7 | everything that he can. His face is going on U.S. currency. The Park Service put his face on the |
| 0:29.1 | National Park Pass. Giant banners of Donald Trump are hanging from the DOJ and the Department |
| 0:35.4 | of Labor. The Kennedy Center is now the Trump Kennedy Center, |
| 0:39.8 | and the U.S. Institute of Peace is now the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace. |
| 0:46.7 | Last week, my colleague Ben Parker at the Bullwork broke the latest story about what Trump's face will be on next. |
| 0:56.0 | The State Department is putting Trump's scowling face on the U.S. passport, superimposed over the Declaration of Independence, |
| 1:02.7 | signature in gold just the way he likes it, as a way to celebrate America 250. No sitting president |
| 1:09.6 | in American history has done anything close to this. |
| 1:13.0 | And frankly, Republican congressmen would be outraged if a Democratic president did half of what |
| 1:18.9 | Trump has done. So I decided to go to Capitol Hill and ask Republican members of Congress, |
| 1:24.4 | yet the same Republicans who haven't told this man know about anything in a |
| 1:28.4 | decade, if they support the State Department putting Trump's face on U.S. passports, if they think |
| 1:34.9 | it's a good way to celebrate America 250 and where they want to see Trump's face next. This is what |
| 1:42.5 | they had to say. I mean, it's a good photo. You think it's a good |
| 1:45.8 | photo? Are you going to get one? I mean, I have my passport. Maybe. I don't know. I haven't fully |
| 1:51.9 | decide. What do you think he should put his face on next? Mount Rushmore. Presidents put their |
| 1:57.4 | names on a lot of things. How would you feel if Joe Biden did that when he was president? |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Bulwark, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Bulwark and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.

