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usonian

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10. Bring it.

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 01:06 AM

Oct 4

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-coin-2674153247/

Several people pointed out that the 1866 Thayer amendment, passed by Republican Martin Russell Thayer, and subsequent laws prohibit living people from being depicted on American currency. So, for Trump to put himself on a coin, the law says he would have to die.

Draft.

Carbonized. He likes carbon.
En Español: Es un cabron.

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