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douglas9

(5,517 posts) Tue Dec 9, 2025, 01:21 PM Dec 9

Senate Democrats introduce bill to block Trump from putting face on dollar coin

Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation Tuesday to prevent President Trump or any sitting or living former president from being featured on U.S. currency, a bill that would thwart the U.S. Treasury’s plan to issue a commemorative $1 coin with Trump’s image on it.

The bill, titled the Change Corruption Act, is cosponsored by Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden (Ore.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) and states: “No United States currency may feature the likeness of a living or sitting President.”

The bill’s authors note the historical precedent of the United States not featuring a living or sitting president on a circulating coin.

The U.S. Mint may announce a decision as soon as this week on issuing a Trump coin to coincide with the nation’s 250th birthday.

“President Trump’s self-celebrating maneuvers are authoritarian actions worthy of dictators like North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, not the United States of America,” Merkely said in a statement.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5640473-democrats-bill-trump-coin/amp/

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Senate Democrats introduce bill to block Trump from putting face on dollar coin (Original Post) douglas9 Dec 9 OP

If anyone, LPBBEAR Dec 9 #1

there are no laws - governance is by dictate samsingh Dec 9 #8

Is that not already a law? whopis01 Dec 9 #2

"Laws, Schmlaws, I want money with my name and picture on it!" - Conald Pumpkinface nt ihaveaquestion Dec 9 #4

Maybe not. Commemorative coins are produced by the U.S. Mint pursuant to an act of Congress. generalbetrayus Dec 9 #7

I have an Obama commemorative coin. Emile Dec 9 #11

I believe the law still stands for currency that is legal tender. whopis01 Dec 10 #19

the paragraph deal with currency rampartd Dec 10 #18

The asshole will put his name and his face on as many things as he can before he departs from the scene dalton99a Dec 9 #3

Honestly! Aren't we ashamed enough already by his place in the history books? nt ihaveaquestion Dec 9 #5

Toilet paper is the only thing his face should be on Jerry2144 Dec 9 #6

My friend has dump toilet paper MustLoveBeagles Dec 9 #14

IMPEACH him Joinfortmill Dec 9 #9

"authoritarian actions worthy of dictators" says it all KS Toronado Dec 9 #10

I'm okay with it.. Permanut Dec 9 #12

I don't want to see his ass either. nt BWdem4life Dec 9 #13

Good point- there's no way to fix it. Permanut Dec 9 #15

The design being considered Diraven Dec 9 #16

A two faced coin. Permanut Dec 9 #17

LPBBEAR

(639 posts)

1. If anyone,

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 02:25 PM

Dec 9

a bank, a store, a person....ANYONE dares to try to hand me currency with that mofo on it I'll tell them to shove it where the Sun don't shine and find me some money with real American Presidents on it. Not that POS traitor criminal.

No one should accept money or stamps with his evil mug on it.

samsingh

(18,243 posts)

8. there are no laws - governance is by dictate

Reply to LPBBEAR (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 02:53 PM

Dec 9

whopis01

(3,908 posts)

2. Is that not already a law?

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 02:33 PM

Dec 9

31 U.S. Code § 5114 (b)
United States currency has the inscription “In God We Trust” in a place the Secretary decides is appropriate. Only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency and securities. The name of the individual shall be inscribed below the portrait.

ihaveaquestion

(4,402 posts)

4. "Laws, Schmlaws, I want money with my name and picture on it!" - Conald Pumpkinface nt

Reply to whopis01 (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 02:45 PM

Dec 9

generalbetrayus

(1,503 posts)

7. Maybe not. Commemorative coins are produced by the U.S. Mint pursuant to an act of Congress.

Reply to whopis01 (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 02:51 PM

Dec 9

These coins celebrate and honor American people, places, events, and institutions. Although they are considered legal tender, they are not minted for general circulation.

Emile

(40,647 posts)

11. I have an Obama commemorative coin.

Reply to generalbetrayus (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 03:10 PM

Dec 9

whopis01

(3,908 posts)

19. I believe the law still stands for currency that is legal tender.

Reply to generalbetrayus (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 10, 2025, 01:03 PM

Dec 10

If you look at the list of commemorative coins produced by the U.S. Mint, none of the ones listed have had living people on them:

https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-programs/
https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coins-and-medals/commemorative-coins

The last presidential one was for George H. W. Bush, issued in 2020 (he died in 2018).

They have commemorative medals (not actual legal tender) with living people on it:

https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coins-and-medals/medals/presidential

There is already a Trump medal in that collection