The Daily Fuckup

Donald Trump marked March 26, 2026, with two moves that put his name in front of Republican voters and on the government’s money supply at the same time. In one announcement, he endorsed South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, Iowa Rep. Randy Feenstra and former Oklahoma state Sen. Mike Mazzei in the three states’ Republican gubernatorial primaries. In another, the Treasury Department said Trump’s signature will appear on future U.S. paper currency alongside the Treasury secretary’s signature, which the department said would be a first for a sitting president. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/304d74d4042e7ad43b00c4d125b08c8e))

The endorsement announcements were posted as the contests in Iowa, South Carolina and Oklahoma moved toward their primaries. AP reported that Trump used separate social media posts to back Evette, Feenstra and Mazzei, all of whom were running in races where a Trump endorsement was likely to matter even before a single vote was cast. The key fact is simple: Trump picked three candidates, all in Republican governor races, on the same day Treasury was talking up his name on U.S. currency. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/304d74d4042e7ad43b00c4d125b08c8e))

Treasury’s announcement was narrower than the noise around it. The department said Trump’s signature will appear on future U.S. paper currency in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary, and that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s signature would also appear. The release did not say a new bill was already in circulation, and it did not announce an immediate redesign of U.S. cash. It said the plan applies to future paper currency, not to money already in wallets and cash drawers. ([home.treasury.gov](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0425))

Taken together, the two developments show how Trump still functions as both candidate-in-chief and symbol-in-chief for the Republican Party. He can push into state-level primaries when he wants to shape the field, and he can benefit from a federal announcement that places his name on an object most Americans handle every day. The politics are obvious. The branding is even more obvious. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/304d74d4042e7ad43b00c4d125b08c8e))