Washington (CNN) Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Sunday said it was his idea -- not President Donald Trump's -- to add the President's name to coronavirus stimulus checks that are being sent to millions of Americans, saying it's "a terrific symbol" to Americans.

"We did put the President's name on the check. That was my idea. He is the President and I think it's a terrific symbol to the American public," Mnuchin told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."

When asked about his name appearing on the checks during a briefing last week, Trump said, "Well, I don't know much about it, but I understand my name is there. I don't know where they're going, how they're going."

"I'm sure people will be very happy to get a big, fat, beautiful check and my name is on it," the President said, adding that "it's not delaying anything."

Earlier last week, two senior Treasury officials told The Washington Post, which first reported the decision for the President's name to appear on checks, that the move would probably set back the delivery date on the first set of paper checks -- potentially slowing a process that could already take up to 20 weeks. The Internal Revenue Service, however, has insisted that the move will not result in a delay.

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