Democrats push to ban Trump’s plan to put himself on new $1 coin

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a group of senate democrat Introduced a law that would prevent the government from doing so mint coins characteristic of equality of President Donald Trump,

bill, called change corruption actIt was introduced Tuesday by Senators Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada. punchbol news Informed. Co-sponsors include lawmakers Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Ron Wyden of Oregon.

The bill states, “No currency of the United States may bear the likeness of a living or sitting President.”

Merkley compared Trump to global autocrats for attempting to put his face on a coin.

“President Trump’s self-celebratory maneuvers are dictatorial acts worthy of dictators like North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, not the United States,” the Oregon senator said. punchbol news,

Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that would block the Treasury Department from minting a coin bearing President Donald Trump's image.

Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that would block the Treasury Department from minting a coin bearing President Donald Trump’s image. ,getty images,

However, given GOP majority Because of both houses of Congress and Trump’s firm control over his party, the bill has little chance of becoming law.

In October, the US Mint announced plans to create $1 commemorative coins looking like Trump in honor of America’s 250th anniversary next year. Mint website list three designsTwo of which include Trump’s headshot, while the third features his side profile. All contain the phrases “In God We Trust” and “1776~2026”.

One preliminary draft of coin, The broadcast, broadcast by US Treasurer Brandon Beach, was an image of Trump following a 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. In the design, Trump’s fist is raised in the air, and the phrase “Fight, Fight, Fight” is wrapped around the edge.

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There are already US laws that prevent living presidents from appearing on US currency.

Title 31 of the US Code states: “The drawing of only a dead person May appear on the currency and securities of the United States.” Thayer amendmentPassed in 1866, it also prevents living persons from appearing on U.S. currency, according to ABC News.

However, the Circulating Collectable Coin Redesign Act of 2020, signed into law by Trump in 2021, only banned living people from being depicted “on the reverse of any coin” in the commemorative series.

$1 coin design released by the US Mint ahead of the country's 250th anniversary next year

$1 coin design released by the US Mint ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary next year ,US Mint,
A second proposed design featuring Trump's profile and phrase

A second proposed design included Trump’s profile and the phrases “In God We Trust” and “1776~2026”. ,US Mint,

If the proposed coin is minted, it would not be the first time that the face of a sitting US president would appear on US currency.

In 1926, a half dollar coin bearing the President’s profile was created calvin coolidge In honor of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

According to the U.S. Mint, “This coin marks the first time that the portrait of a U.S. president appeared on a coin during his lifetime.”

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