The State Department announced Thursday that it is expanding public access to a commemorative U.S. Passport featuring President Donald Trump in response to unexpectedly high demand for the special-edition document.
The department said it will produce an additional 250,000 copies of the "Patriot Passport" After public interest exceeded expectations. The commemorative passport was previously available only through the State Department's passport office in Washington, D.C. Starting immediately, Americans can now schedule appointments by phone to obtain one at any of 24 additional passport offices nationwide.
The passport was introduced in April as part of preparations for the nation's 250th anniversary. It includes a page with Trump's inaugural portrait alongside the text of the Declaration of Independence, and another page with an artistic rendering of the Founding Fathers signing the document.
Several passport agencies in Centennial, Colorado; Chicago; Dallas; Detroit; Minneapolis; New Orleans; and Stamford, Connecticut, will distribute the commemorative passport during special application events on August 8, with additional offices expected to follow in later weeks.
"Since its release in celebration of 250 years of American independence, the commemorative passport has generated extraordinary public interest," The State Department said. "The Department of State is responding by expanding access so Americans across the country can obtain this unique and special document."
Trump is the first sitting president to appear on an American passport. The document also features illustrations of Mount Rushmore and quotations from past presidents including Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson.
The commemorative passport is part of broader government initiatives incorporating Trump's name or likeness over the past year and a half. The U.S. Mint is also expected to issue a special $1 gold coin bearing Trump's portrait later this fall as part of the semiquincentennial celebration.