Donald Trump and former GOP rival Ben Carson have suggested that Harriet Tubman appear on the no-longer-printed $2 bill instead of the $20 bill starting in 2020.
In any case, the Tubman-on-Twenty Debate has devolved into left-right politics, with one commenter noting:
I’m sure putting Tubman on the $20 “divides” people the same way Barack Obama “divides” people.
— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) April 21, 2016
Trump on Thursday slammed Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s decision to replace Andrew Jackson with Tubman “pure political correctness.”
Carson told Fox Business Network’s Neil Cavuto. “I love Harriet Tubman. I love what she did, but we can find another way to honor her? Maybe a $2 bill.”
On the left, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and Oprah Winfrey were among many hailing the change.
A woman, a leader, and a freedom fighter. I can’t think of a better choice for the $20 bill than Harriet Tubman: https://t.co/YcsZC4ZrKg -H
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 20, 2016
I cannot think of an American hero more deserving of this honor than Harriet Tubman. https://t.co/GL64NPrOL1
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) April 20, 2016
EXCITED OPRAH WINFREY
LEADS CHANT SUPPORTING TUBMAN $20 BILL!!! https://t.co/KyVUvxg9f1 pic.twitter.com/UZc5d1X4oD
— O S E (@exxonose) April 21, 2016
Other takes on Tubman:
Greta Van Susteren: “Stupid” to put Tubman on $20 bill https://t.co/Zg9qnfkUDv pic.twitter.com/mIDc0TR6Nh
— The Hill (@thehill) April 21, 2016
Stephen Colbert salutes the new Harriet Tubman $20 bill: https://t.co/0xCZRm8jWA pic.twitter.com/59cS2lhvI6
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) April 21, 2016
Greta: The Gov’t Is Needlessly ‘Dividing the Country’ with Harriet Tubman $20 https://t.co/Hi78jzPVJl pic.twitter.com/DeWqqFw1IT
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) April 21, 2016
.@GOPBlackChick: We have Democrats now using our currency as a political weapon… this isn’t about Harriet Tubman.https://t.co/Q4zHcuqxub
— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) April 21, 2016
If you ask us, George Washington isn’t worth any more than five percent of Harriet Tubman. #LateShow #LSSC
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) April 21, 2016
$1 bill: Oprah
$5 bill: Angela Davis
$10 bill: Maya Angelou
$20 bill: Harriet Tubman
$50 bill: Rosa Parks
$100 bill: Beyoncé— ️ (@beyonseh) April 20, 2016