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Trump on Harriet Tubman $20: 'Pure political correctness'

Donald Trump blasted the Treasury Department's decision to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the front of the $20 bill, adding Thursday that Tubman is "fantastic" and that she should go on the "$2 bill" or another denomination."

"Andrew Jackson had a great history. I think it's very rough when you take somebody off the bill. Andrew Jackson had a history of tremendous success for the country," Trump told NBC's Matt Lauer on "Today" when asked if he viewed the decision as another example of political correctness, which the candidate has railed against throughout his campaign.

Trump noted the initial proposal to remove Alexander Hamilton from the $10 bill, "and all of a sudden the Broadway play, 'Hamilton' or the Broadway play sort of saved that one. I read it just this morning."

As far as whether he wants Tubman on the $20, Trump called the abolitionist "fantastic" but said he "would love to leave Andrew Jackson and see if we can maybe come up with another denomination."

"Maybe we do the $2 bill or we do another bill," he said, echoing remarks from surrogate Ben Carson on Wednesday afternoon. "I don't like seeing it. Yes, I think it's pure political correctness. Been on the bill for many, many years and really represented—somebody that was really very important to this country. I would love to see another denomination, and that could take place. I think it would be more appropriate."

Jackson's presence on the $20 bill has long faced criticism due to the president's role in removing Native Americans from their lands in the Trail of Tears.

