President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a new passport featuring an image of himself leaning over a desk with his balled fists.
He also appeared to claim it contains an unusual phrase for a passport, either in word or intent ― one that sounds more like a warning to visitors than a message for citizens coming home: “Welcome, but be good!”
Trump shared the images on his Truth Social website:
It’s not clear whether the phrase will appear in the passport, as it’s not seen in the images shared by Trump or the ones on display at the “Great American State Fair” in Washington.
The image is different from one the White House teased in April, which focused on his “scowling face” and part of his torso.
The State Department said the Trump passport will be available starting July 6 for “a limited time” at the Washington Passport Agency in the nation’s capital.
Those who apply elsewhere ― including online ― will receive the standard passport instead.
Critics on social media tore into Trump for taking the unprecedented step of putting his own image on the document ― and more than a few also pointed out the awkward phrase the president mentioned: