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Eric Trump shares commemorative US passport featuring his father

Eric Trump posted a video showing his new limited-edition US passport featuring President Donald Trump.

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Eric Trump shared a video on social media showing his new United States passport which features a commemorative design inside depicting his father, President Donald Trump. [1] Apple Maps and Google Maps changed the name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' for U.S. users. [2] Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, posted a photo on X in early September 2026 wearing a cap that read 'Lake America,' about a week after President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. [3] According to official information from the US State Department, this is a limited edition of 250,000 passports with special illustrations and images on the front, back, and interior covers. [4] The document is part of a special passport created by the US State Department to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States. [5] The new passport features a portrait of Donald Trump surrounded by text from the US Declaration of Independence. [6] New York Governor Kathy Hochul's press office posted a reply on X mocking Eric Trump's photo, using an image of Succession character Logan Roy glowering at his son. [7]
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  1. Eric Trump shared a video on social media showing his new United States passport which features a commemorative design inside depicting his father, President Donald Trump. · Hoy Digital
  2. Apple Maps and Google Maps changed the name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' for U.S. users. · The Independent
  3. Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, posted a photo on X in early September 2026 wearing a cap that read 'Lake America,' about a week after President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. · The Independent
  4. According to official information from the US State Department, this is a limited edition of 250,000 passports with special illustrations and images on the front, back, and interior covers. · Hoy Digital
  5. The document is part of a special passport created by the US State Department to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States. · Hoy Digital
  6. The new passport features a portrait of Donald Trump surrounded by text from the US Declaration of Independence. · Lenta.ruRussia
  7. New York Governor Kathy Hochul's press office posted a reply on X mocking Eric Trump's photo, using an image of Succession character Logan Roy glowering at his son. · The Independent
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