While all of Republican party presidential candidate Donald Trump’s remaining election opponents have come out in support of the decision to feature civil rights icon Harriet Tubman on the face of the $20 bill, Trump expressed disappointment in the U.S. Department of Treasury’s decision to bump former President Andrew Jackson to the back of the bill. “I think Harriet Tubman is fantastic, I would love to leave Andrew Jackson and see if we can come up with another denomination. Maybe we can do the $2 bill I don’t like seeing it. I think it’s pure political correctness.”
Related Story: Harriet Tubman to Change the Face of U.S. Currency
Recently, pressure has been mounting to remove Jackson from the bill. Last year the “Women On 20s” non-profit organization established an online poll where the public chose from 15 inspiring American women in history, including Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt and Rosa Parks. After getting edged by Rosa Parks in the opening round, Tubman led the vote in the final round. Overall, 600,000 votes were cast. Last May, the organization presented its results in the form of a petition to President Barack Obama, urging him to convince U.S. Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew to use his authority to push a new bill in circulation before the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020.
