Donald Trump to replace Benjamin Franklin on $100 bill under GOP proposal
Donald Trump to replace Benjamin Franklin on $100 bill under GOP proposal
Rep. Brandon Gill said that he plans to introduce a bill to feature Trump's likeness on the $100 note after his current term.
Idiots! Should have made a brand new $500 bill for this! Would work out a lot better with inflation. Great for buying eggs.
We really are on the Biff Tannen timeline.
That's fair. It will be used a lot, as it is about the price of a box of eggs at the end of this year.
Its fucked up vain bullshit. His maggots might like his shitty face in their purses but the sane folks elsewhere should burn it
"proposal"
Guys like always with GOP proposals, theyre just not realistic in any way.
I could list a hundred reasons from drug cartel soft power to petrodollar to NK USD forging (they're the fucking best at it, better than US mints)
Except that the Republicans (that want and are pushing this) control: A) The presidency B) The Senate C) The US House of Representatives
The Democrats (that would oppose this) are in a majority, and thus control, have.... None.
This "proposal" is much more likely than you may think.
Every emperor mints coins bearing his face when accessing the throne.
Ahh yes, Benjamin Franklin, founding father, inventor of the bifocals, lightning rod, and Franklin stove, first postmaster general, founder of the University of Pennsylvania, signed the constitution and the declaration of independence along with drafting the latter. Definitely not nearly as important to this country as Donald Trump, who is singlehandedly keeping the orange spray tan market alive.
Bruh 🤣
What a clownshow 🤡
God Trump is such a narcissist. I'm sure he wanted every dollar bill but $100 is the highest denomination.
They'll probably settle on creating a higher denomination. I mean, it's not like it would be hard to justify having a higher denomination. The US Treasury used to issue higher denomination bank notes., but the highest has been the $100 note since 1934. We've had quite a lot of cumulative inflation since then. Sure, cash is less important now than it was in the past. But if just by inflation, a $1000 note would be appropriate. So maybe as a compromise you issue $250 and $500 notes.
Or maybe he'll just mint a ten trillion dollar platinum coin with his mug on it. Then have the treasury deposit it in the president's personal bank account as "a tip for good public service."
The ego inflation would go like this:
"Sir, we want to put you on a new $500 bill. The EU has a €500 bill as well, so economic studies show viabil-"
"They already have a 500? No, I want a $1,000 bill, then. Put Elon on the $500."
"Sir, yes sir, thank you sir." boot slurping noises
Sigh. This is just a distraction to get people like you talking about it and keep his name in the news.
These conmen understand that all publicity is good publicity and you play right into their hands every time.
Just build a temple to Trump Baal where they can make sacrifices to him.
Thank God I only use electronic money
Is it still illegal to burn money?
What about wiping your ass with it?
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Newsweek is a tabloid.
And American politics is a farce, so they're well situated for a surface level inside scoop.
Oh I hope they do, then when all this is over people will be wiping their ass on his face. That will probably make him happy too.
Whatever. Go for it, cultists.
This type of shit is just noise meant to distract and overwhelm people from paying attention to the stuff that matters.
What this guy said^^ focus on the real issues and watch out for the other sleight of hand cause in the end that's all it is. They want us bickering with each other while closed door deals are being finalized
Yeah, they've been pretty explicit in wanting to "flood the zone" with new shit everyday to annoy and outrage us, and so that the media doesn't have enough time to cover in depth what's really going on.
All of this stuff like "Gulf of America", "Red White and Blueland", adding Trump's face to Mt. Rushmore, putting Trump's face on the $100, etc. It's all a bunch of look-at-the-birdy bullshit.
Basically the raison d'être for MTG or Lauren Boebert - have em stand up and say dumb shit and keep attention focused on them while the GOP continues to fuck the average taxpayer.
This some alternate timeline bs, but also a great metaphor for what's going on in the US.
When he's done, that bill will be as worthless as he is.
Less than worthless, my boy.
Yeah, this seems like bad timing since it looks like the recession formally started today.
Not technically yet, but effectively.
good way to cause a run on $50 bills when everyone refuses to accept a $100
Don't you have to be dead to be on currency? If so he can be on any bill he wants long as he is dead.
President Trump could be enjoying his golden years golfing and spending time with his family," Gill told Fox News Digital. "Instead, he took a bullet for this country and is now working overtime...
- Wasn't he golfing yesterday?
- We all know he hates his family and is happy to avoid them.
- "Took a bullet" is akin to me saying I was stabbed in the face by a deranged idiot when I cut myself shaving.
- Working overtime at what exactly? Are his tiny chode fingers getting tired from signing a few bits of paper?
A great idea. Then, when you have to spend four donalds for a carton of eggs you'll remember why voting for con-men is a bad idea.
Just so everyone's aware, it's super duper illegal to deface currency.
So like, it would be against the law to use a sharpie to add a Hitler mustache to Trump's face on said dollar bill; or add an arm extended in a Nazi salute; or add swastikas over 'god' where it says "In god we trust"; to then bring it to a bank and report that you received defaced currency and would like to exchange it for new bills, only to do it all again.
So... y'know, probably don't do those things.
This is super duper protected political speech. So, no, it's not illegal.
It's also illegal for a living person to be featured in our currency.
"ThE rUlEs SaY a DoG cAnT pLaY bAsKeTbAlL!1!!"
18th consecutive golden retriever dunk
It's more a legally gray area in the US that as far as I can find from a quick search has never been settled in court. It likely isn't worth the time for police to go after either even if it was more explicitly illegal.
That might change if there's a sudden surge in people drawing on $100 bills, but who uses $100s that often anyway? Most ATMs I used only dispense $20s. It often isn't worth the trip to the bank, and the US is unfortunately mostly cashless now.
But to be clear: fuck this fascist bullshit and resist in whatever ways you can
There's an argument we shouldn't even be issuing $100 bills in the first place. Counterfeiters have to spend money to copy money. A $1 or $5 bill isn't worth the cost. A $50 is getting there, but if you put extra anti-counterfeiting measures around it, then it's pushed out of reach again.
Once you reach a $100 bill, though, it's hard to have enough anti-counterfeiting measures while also being cheap enough to produce by the actual US Mint. Drop it entirely, and the problem goes away.
Ngl I'd withdraw all my money in hundreds. Draw on them. Then return them to the bank.
It's not illegal as long as you're not trying to get it out of circulation, advertise, or pass off one denomination as another. So deface away.
(note: I am not a lawyer, do not believe some random person on the internet)
At this rate he might do it himself.
Sidenote: I spent a couple of years working in Nigeria. Almost all bank notes there had some scribble on it, as it frequently doubled as note paper. When you don't have Post-its, cash will do, I guess.
I used to get offended by defaced & graffitied currency, but then an older family friend pointed out that these people print it off like crazy. At our expense. And tax-rape the ever-loving fuck out of us, for everything. And proceed to waste OUR money they stole on random bullshit and ruin our lives. So maybe I shouldn't take currency so seriously.
I still don't do it, but I thought he made some really good points.
it's super duper illegal to deface currency.
Um, no. It's not.
18 U.S. Code § 333 - Mutilation of national bank obligations
I guess there's some wiggle room with regards to intent and whether it could be argued that adding Nazi iconography (moreso than trump's face as-is) to bills renders them unfit to be kept in circulation.
If my personal freedom was on the line here, I'm sticking with "idk it was like that when I got it - can I get a new one please?" vs "ooh come on, it's fiiine, you can still spend this!" but interpreting the law isn't my specialty, so grain of salt.
So....America....you guys really are about a step-and-a-half away from this?
Get your shit together. Christ.
There's already proposals to put his face on Mt Rushmore, so yes.
If they do, the mountain would collapse. They should go for it.
I don't know what this image is, but I'm pretty sure later in life he's going to assemble the power rangers.
It was Benito Mussolini's headquarters in Rome during WW2
Already nose diving face first. Steps are gone.
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Well if they do that, I'll draw at least 2 dicks pointed towards his mouth on each one that I handle
I know right, please do, I'll get fucking creative.
How much will that cost the taxpayers?
Their pride.
I mean...not much at all. A redesign & print, then just business as usual. It's not like we're going to stop printing hundreds.
Now we're finally killing the penny (yay), and I would even argue hell, let's get rid of the nickel, too. I know there will be a little pain involved, but especially post/mid crazy inflation....my god. WHAT is the purchasing power of a goddamn penny or nickel?? I mean who are we kidding with this nonsense, minting coins with no real value?? Junk.
Not as much as you might expect, but that's beside the point.
Time to invest in orange ink
Not putting him on the $100,000 bill is slap in the face.
the way trumpflation is going it'll be worth $100 anyway
Man, these bootlickers are so pathetic. The lengths they go to to kiss his ass would be cringe even if it was towards an actual great person. The fact that it's directed at this hateful, disgusting man is the saddest thing...
I've never wiped my ass with a hundred before but in this case I'm willing to try it.
Just in case people didn't know they were heading into a personality cult dictatorship already.
As a Brit, for whom the colloquial for pennies is "pence" like "ten pence" is 10p, I feel he's missing a trick not putting his fat leather apron of a face on the nickel or dime. Because then you could have "Trump pence". You could call it a Trumpence
I recall a Brit (I think?) giving a rundown on European slang, and it was something akin to pence meaning "fart", so all the stickers that said "Trump Pence" looked to them like stickers that boldly proclaimed "Fart Trumpet!" ...which is kinda just synonymous anyway, but it lined up nicely!
That is pretty clever. Except it would already be dated since Trump attempted to get Pence lynched by an angry mob a few years back
Right, well, Trump & Pence haven't been on great terms since 2020. So I don't think he'd appreciate the Trump-pence coin. You're clever, though, never thought of that.
Pence ain't a thing no more mom ami. Trump tried to have him killed on Jan 6th and he's been a nothingburger since then
In the tradition of USA currency being only for dead presidents - I will gladly allow Trump's face on any bill if he's the one to pull the trigger
That's actually a far point
“President Trump could be enjoying his golden years golfing and spending time with his family…”
You mean like… exactly what he’s doing now?
What a massive waste of taxpayer money.
What a massive defacement of taxpayer money.
Doesn't DJT has to die soon for that?
lol .... by the time they do pass regulations and laws to do all this .... 1 Trump will be worth nothing
It will be like the German Reichsmark and they'll be printing out so much of it, that these paper bills will be more valuable as a fuel source to cook your food than in actually purchasing anything of value.
“1 Trump will be worth nothing” vs the immense value one Trump has now. lol.
Looks like I'll be buying American toilet paper after all! 😒
Will that lower grocery prices?
Why not have two genocidal maniacs on our currency at this point.
Spoiler
Andrew Jackson moment
I saw the onion logo and thought "heh, that's funny". Then I re-read the name of the community...
new toilet paper just dropped
This will bring down the price of eggs. Bigly.
One dozen eggs for just 4.20 donalds
Most of these bills aren't really intended to pass... I hope
Surely this will be the policy to finally bring egg prices down
Just fucking pathetic.
I'm not surprised. Honestly I had wondered why he hasn't already tried this.
He also wants to be on mt rushmore. Which from what I hear, the mountain wouldn't be able to support a 5th head, or a makeover of one of the 4.
So if they try, the whole thing will crumble. So go ahead. Just try. I'd love to see that whole monument crumble, and even better if it's just to try to satisfy one persons ego.
Didnt another person submit for Trump to be on like a $250 bill?
Fuck it you know what put his face on every bill. Trump clearly saved the USA and should be considered its only founding father from now on. Replace all the symbolism and stuff on the back of bills with pictures of Mar a Lago and Bedminster. Maybe Trump Towers too.
God this is the worst timeline. Someone go back and save Harambe.
What does harambe have to do with this?
It's a joke based on multiverse theory. The joke is that if someone hadn't killed Harambe (RIP in peace), we would be living a timeline of events that is different than this stupid, shitty one.
Yes. It's in the linked article in fact
Oh look frivolous spending.
He's getting rid of the pennies and nickles in favor of this
"Only those evil live to see their own likeness in stone."
pence
Did Franklin own slaves?
Good thing they already put the "TP" logo on there so I won't forget to wipe my ass with it.
Who tf even takes $100 bills? Almost everywhere has signs saying they wont take them, they're not really usable
Criminals like Trump mostly launder money in $100s
Just because many chain retailers don’t accept them does not make them unusable. They still are used for many large cash payments, and they have to be accepted for paying a dept (like at a restaurant).
The casino takes them.
I'll take some if trump is not on them.
Changing U.S. law would be necessary to allow living people to appear on currency.
Or he could, ya know, die.
