Donald Trump would replace Benjamin Franklin on $100 bill under GOP bill
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Republican Brandon Gill said he plans to introduce a bill to feature Trump's likeness on the $100 note at the end of his current term.
  • Stern@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    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.

      • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 years ago

        I know there’s a lot of pushback of the founding fathers due to the general pushback against American exceptionalism but let’s not lump up folks who were generally positive for society with active leaches.

        Also adultery is the least of both their crimes, it just happens that as a politician, legal theorist, and scientist there’s a lot that Benjamin Franklin did that helps give some positives to him. He was a shit person in many ways, but he was still decently intelligent. Trump is just shit with no respectable qualities and nothing to offer mankind except misery.

  • RizzoTheSmall@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 years ago

    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

    • CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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      2 years ago

      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.

    • ALoafOfBread@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 years ago

      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

  • AJ1@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 years ago

    It’s getting harder and harder to distinguish NTO headlines from the rest. That’s how stupid this motherfucker is. Every Trump headline could be posted here unironically.

  • sunbytes@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    It’s all just ring-polishing stuff to openly declare fealty to him.

    Same as the third term stuff.

    They don’t actually care if it works, only that they have proof of it to show him down the road.

  • LordCrom@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I thought there already was a law stating living persons cannot be placed on currency. Am I not correct?

    • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      2 years ago

      a what? that word…llllaaaaawwwww can’t say I’m familiar with it,

      must be some kind of old term that applied to presidents before the current godking…

  • Hossenfeffer@feddit.ukEnglish
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    2 years ago

    This was absolutely on my 2025 bingo card along with plans for a new face on Mount Rushmore and a mountain, river, or national park being named after him.

  • redlemace@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I thought only deceased people with a positive influence on society could end up on money. The latter requirement will never happen, and the way he acts many will think it’s about time the met the first requirment.

      • SippyCup@feddit.nlEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Guy who dissolved America’s Bank on the 20. Guy who started it on the 10.

        Guy who won a lot of duels on the 20. Guy who died in one on the 10.

        Guy who started the New York manumission society and went on to trade slaves for his father in law on the ten, guy who did an unconstitutional and judicially rejected genocide on the 20.

        Supposedly the smaller notes are the higher honor but the way the US works I’m not sure that’s true.

  • pHr34kY@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Changing U.S. law would be necessary to allow living people to appear on currency.

    Or he could, ya know, die.

  • froh42@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    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.

    • Sam_Bass@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Its fucked up vain bullshit. His maggots might like his shitty face in their purses but the sane folks elsewhere should burn it