put on hold a plan to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the twenty dollar bill. No explanation was given as to why the Obama-era decision was halted, and perhaps none was needed. Maybe Tubman, a slave and abolitionist who would have been the first woman on a United States bill, simply wasn’t a good fit.
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The Treasury Department has said that designs of a new $20 bill will be unveiled in 2026, so we’re going to go ahead and suggest some alternatives, with subjects that might better reflect the administration’s values and cultural priorities.
IN MAY, THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICIALLY
The Treasury put the brakes on a Harriet Tubman $20. So who’s going to replace her?
01. Christopher Columbus
We got our hands on the administration's top 20 contenders for the new 20.
Explorer, profiteer, ruthless exploiter of indigenous peoples.
02. Richard Nixon
Next worst president.
03. Judge Judy
Big, big star, champion of the rule of law, concerned mother.
04. Dog The Bounty Hunter
Really tough guy, family man, catcher of bad guys.
05. Dennis Rodman
Diplomat, statesman, deal maker.
06. Guy Fieri
Culinary innovator, public health advocate.
07. Uncle Phil
Christian, patriarch, unrepentant homophobe.
08. Billy McFarland
Entrepreneur, distinguished Fyreman, ward of the state.
09. Martin Shkreli
Businessman, pharma bro, ward of the state.
10. Chad From iStock Images
One of the many fine people.
11. The Joker
Iconoclast, movie star, veteran disrupter.
12. Mr. Burns
Industrialist, poor little rich kid, workplace surveillance pioneer.
13. The Monopoly Man
Slum lord, tycoon, naked capitalist.
14. An Alien From Area 51
Space cadet, asylum seeker.
15. A Bald Eagle
Really great bird.
16. The Sharks From Sharknado
Force of nature, climate activist, global phenom.
17. The iPhone 27
Visionary, overachiever, tariff bait.
18. A Doritos Locos Taco
Job-creator.
19. A Lump Of Coal
Captain Carbon, campaign prop, energy of the future.
20. "AJ"
Ex-POTUS, cool guy, ruthless exploiter of indigenous peoples.
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Harriet Tubman was supposed to be here. But plans have changed.
Let's take a look at who the administration would rather see on the bill.
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