Trump says Tubman $20 is 'pure political correctness,' thinks she should be on the $2

Donald Trump does not support the replacement of Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. — (Image credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Donald Trump praised Andrew Jackson's legacy on the Today show Thursday while at the same time decrying the decision by U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to replace the seventh president's portrait with Harriet Tubman on the front of the $20 bill (Jackson will remain on the back). Trump, however, did allow that Tubman is "fantastic."

"I would love to leave Andrew Jackson and see if we can maybe come up with another denomination [for Tubman]," Trump said, echoing a sentiment shared by at least several conservative pundits. "Maybe we do the two dollar bill." Watch him explain, below. Jeva Lange

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.