Treasury Department abandons plan to place Harriet Tubman on $20 bill.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Trump administration is not currently planning to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. The announcement was made in response to a question from Spectrum News. The decision reverses a prior plan to feature the abolitionist on the currency.
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Divergence score
4 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
2 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 4 outlets placed this story
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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- Reutersfirst
- CNN+3.1 h
- The Hill+7.9 h
- Newsmax+8.2 h
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The split, in one line
The Hill uses the definitive scraps plans while Reuters softens to puts plan on ice; both report identical facts from Bessent's Spectrum News interview.
How each outlet covered it
No left-right split here
Coverage clusters in the center and international press. Here is each take as it stands.
Center & international coverage
“Treasury scraps plans to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill”
“Trump administration puts plan for Harriet Tubman $20 bill on ice”
2 tracked claims across 4 outlets
Fact ledger
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated the administration is not currently planning to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill.
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