REVEALED: Bessent gives first look at Trump-signed $100 dollar bills

WHEN WE'RE TAKING YOU SOMEWHERE, THE CAMERAS DON'T USUALLY GO. THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT'S SECRET. VAULT. AND WE FOUND SOMETHING THAT'S. NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE. BEAUTIFUL ROOM. >> HERE IS THE TREASURER'S VAULT. FROM 1863. AND JESSE, I CAN'T LET YOU PASS. THE GATE. TOO MUCH MONEY.

>> Jesse: OKAY. YOU DON'T TRUST ME. >> IT'S NOT YOU. >> Jesse: I'VE HEARD THAT. BEFORE. SO WHAT USED TO BE IN THIS. VAULT. WHAT'S IN THIS VAULT NOW? >> I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT'S IN. THERE NOW. AMERICANS USED TO CASH THEIR. CHECKS HERE. >> Jesse: THAT'S WHERE THEY. CAME HERE? >> WHERE BANKS COULD PRESENT AND. GET GREENBACKS. THAT TREASURY SECRETARY DURING. THE CIVIL WAR CREATED THE. GREENBACK. WE USED TO HAVE STATES USED TO. HAVE THEIR OWN MONEY.

BANKS USED TO ISSUE THEIR OWN. MONEY AND HE CONSOLIDATED INTO. THE GREENBACKS SO PEOPLE COULD. SWAP FOR GREENBACKS. >> Jesse: WE'RE THEIR SILVER. COINS? >> ALL OF THE ABOVE. WE STILL HAVE ALL OF THOSE. MOST PEOPLE USE CURRENCY. >> Jesse: I HEAR THERE MIGHT BE. A NEW BRAND OF CURRENCY AROUND. THE CORNER. >> SAME CURRENCY, JUST DIFFERENT. SERIES. >> Jesse: AND IT'S GOING TO. LOOK DIFFERENT.

>> IT'S GOING TO HAVE ONE BIG. CHANGE ON IT FOR THE 250TH, THE. PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE IS GOING. TO BE ON IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. I THINK IT'S FITTING. DONALD TRUMP IS THE PRESIDENT. FOR THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY. SO IT WILL BE THE PRESIDENT'S. SIGNATURE AND MY SIGNATURE ON. IT. >> Jesse: LET'S TAKE A LOOK. DOLLAR, DOLLAR BILLS. >> WELCOME TO THE TREASURER'S. OFFICE. WE HAVE THREE MUSEUM OFFICES. THIS IS ONE OF THEM. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL OFFICE WITH.

A VIEW OF THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL. BALLROOM. >> IT'S BIG AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S ALMOST FINISHED. >> IT'S GOING FAST. >> Jesse: DONALD TRUMP'S. SIGNATURE WILL BE ON $100 BILL. >> IT'S GOING TO BE ON ALL THE. CURRENCY FOR THE 250TH. >> Jesse: EVERYTHING? >> YES, AS TREASURY SECRETARY, I. ONLY HAVE TWO MANDATES. THE CURRENCY HAS TO SAY, IN GOD. WE TRUST SOMEWHERE ON IT, AND. THERE CANNOT BE AN IMAGE OF A.

LIVING PERSON. WE HAVE THE PRESIDENT'S. SIGNATURE, WHICH AGAIN, I THINK. IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE 250TH. DURING THAT 1/50, THERE WAS A. CALVIN COOLIDGE COIN. SO WE CAN PUT LIVING PEOPLE'S. IMAGES ON A COIN. THE PRESIDENT'S ALSO GOING TO. HAVE A COIN COMING OUT WITH HIS. IMAGE ON IT. >> Jesse: LET'S NOT GET CARRIED. AWAY. MY FAMILY AND THAT'S IT. CAN I SEE THE PRESIDENT'S.

SIGNATURE? >> YEAH. HERE'S THE SHEETS OF HUNDREDS. HOT OFF THE PRESSES. >> Jesse: WOW. >> DON'T SMUDGE IT. WHAT WILL HAPPEN. THE PRESIDENT HERE IN DC OR. DALLAS. THEN THEY GO TO THE FEDERAL. RESERVE AND THE ZERO NUMBERS ARE. ALL REGISTERED AT THE FEDS AND. THE FED STARTS SENDING THEM INTO. THE BANKING SYSTEM. SO THIS FALL, THIS WITH THE. PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE WILL BE.

AVAILABLE. >> Jesse: WHEN LIBERALS SEE THE. SIGNATURE, ARE THEY GOING TO. LIGHT IT ON FIRE? >> THAT'S GOOD FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THEY SHOULD KEEP THE CURRENCY. AWAY FROM THEIR HAIR. WHEN I SEE THE PRESIDENT'S. SIGNATURE IS PROBABLY THE SMALL. >> YOU'LL HAVE TO DO YOUR. SIGNATURE IN A BOX. THERE'S TROUBLE KEEPING IT. INSIDE THE LINES. >> Jesse: DID HE USE A SHARPIE? >> HE USED A MINIATURE SHARPIE.

AND THIS DOESN'T COST ANYMORE. MONEY TO THE TAXPAYERS? >> ABSOLUTELY NOT. WE ROTATE THE CURRENCY ALWAYS. NOTHING EXTRA TO THE TAXPAYER, AND THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED. CEDAR RIDGE. WE PUT OUT CURRENCY AND PEOPLE. TAKE IT. WE TAKE IN CASH AND THEN WE. COLLECT INTEREST ON THE CASH. SO THE MORE CASH THAT PEOPLE IN. THE U.S. OR AROUND THE WORLD ARE. WILLING TO HOLD, THEN THE BETTER. IT IS FOR OUR.

BUDGET. I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT. TO HOLD THE PRESIDENT'S. SIGNATURE. >> Jesse: DO YOU CARRY AROUND A. LOT OF CASH? I MEAN NOW. IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE? >> I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CASH. ANYMORE. I'M A PUBLIC SERVANT. >> Jesse: POOR SCOTT. YOU HAVE SEEN THE RISE OF. COMMUNISM. THEY SAY THEY CAN MAKE THINGS. MORE AFFORDABLE. DO YOU THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE? >> THEY MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE. BY MAKING IT.

-- MAKING PEOPLE WORSE OFF AND. LOOK, THINGS ARE VERY CHEAP IN. CUBA. THINGS ARE VERY CHEAP IN. VENEZUELA BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T. HAVE MONEY. I THINK THAT MONEY SUPPLY IN. VENEZUELA WENT DOWN 90. SOMETHING%. YOU CAN LEVEL THINGS UP AND MAKE. EVERYONE DESTITUTE, WHICH IS. THIS IS LIKE A BOLSHEVIK. REVOLUTION. >> THE PRESIDENT SAID, I CAN. PROMISE EVERYTHING FOR FREE.

FREE RENT, FREE FOOD. >> AND THE SHELVES WILL BE. EMPTY. I REMEMBER I WENT TO RUSSIA. RIGHT AFTER THE WALL CAME DOWN. AND THE SOVIET UNION FELL APART. AND IT WAS JUST DESTITUTION, NOTHING THERE. SO THERE'S A CHOICE. AND I THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THERE'S A SMALL VOCAL GROUP, THE. AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO. PUSH BACK.

>> MR. SECRETARY, THANK YOU SO. MUCH. EVERYONE'S EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW. BILLS. CAN I TAKE A SHE.