Trump orders US to ditch the penny after decades of complaints

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President Trump's order to freeze penny production is a perfect example of what makes this administration different.

Penny production has been pointless for years. Everyone knew it, but nobody else cared enough to actually act. Sure, it's "only" $179 million a year. But looks at…

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 10, 2025

🚨REPORTER: "The penny is gone, is the nickel next!?"

Trump's reaction is great 💀 pic.twitter.com/6lo0DBpBgq

— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) February 11, 2025

President Trump has ordered a stop to penny production. Good!

I covered the stupidity of government losing money to make pennies years ago: pic.twitter.com/GreLFnVU7e

— John Stossel (@JohnStossel) February 10, 2025

Trump's "pragmatic" argument for ending penny is a trial balloon for his technocrat billionaires who want to take us into a de facto CBDC

"CBDC" label doesn't matter
Transactional financial privacy does

Digital "money" is a surveillance trap, but it's fine if Trump does it

— David Knight Show LIVE 9am EST, M-F (@libertytarian) February 10, 2025

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