Harriet Tubman. Lindsley/Library of Congress/AP)Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday would not commit to carrying out the Obama administration's plan to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, saying he had not made a decision about the matter. Tubman, an abolitionist who helped many enslaved people escape, would be the only woman and only African American on commonly used U.S. paper currency. Under Lew’s plan, Tubman’s image would be on the front of the $20 bill and Jackson’s image would appear on the other side. Last year, in an interview with NBC, Trump said Tubman was “fantastic” but said putting her on the $20 bill was an example of “pure political correctness.”“Well, Andrew Jackson had a great history, and I think it's very rough when you take somebody off the bill,” Trump said last year.

Source: Washington Post August 31, 2017 16:52 UTC