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[–] dan@lemmy.i.secretponi.es 253 points 1 year ago (8 children)

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.

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 35 points 1 year ago

Shhh… do you even know how easy that will be to forge? ;) ;)

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[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 151 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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...

  1. Wasn't he golfing yesterday?
  2. We all know he hates his family and is happy to avoid them.
  3. "Took a bullet" is akin to me saying I was stabbed in the face by a deranged idiot when I cut myself shaving.
  4. Working overtime at what exactly? Are his tiny chode fingers getting tired from signing a few bits of paper?
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't the bullet go through his ear and kill a firefighter?

[–] Redditsux@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Bullet never touched him. The blood was splatter. He wore a bandage for 2 days for show. When it came off there was not a scratch.

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I work at a hospital and have worked with hundreds of patients around his age. When you're that old, your skin is like paper thin and tears extremely easy. I've slid patients from one bed to another and tore skin. Donald Trump was tackled by secret service. Maybe it was his blood but I highly doubt he took a bullet or any shrapnel from glass or anything else.

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[–] pubquiz@lemmy.world 100 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Excellent news since only dead people are permitted on $US. When's he dying? I have March 5th 2025 in the pool.

[–] DrDominate@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Personally, I'm hoping it falls on my birthday

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can your birthday be 10 years ago?

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 91 points 1 year ago (5 children)

So....America....you guys really are about a step-and-a-half away from this?

Get your shit together. Christ.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's already proposals to put his face on Mt Rushmore, so yes.

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 66 points 1 year ago

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...

[–] maplebar@lemmy.world 58 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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.

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[–] uebquauntbez@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn't DJT has to die soon for that?

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Imagine living in a country with the face of a felon rapist traitor on our currency.

Brought to you by dipshit conservatives.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Do you know about Andrew Jackson's behavior?

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Just in case people didn't know they were heading into a personality cult dictatorship already.

[–] h3adphones@lemmy.zip 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What a massive waste of taxpayer money.

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[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 43 points 1 year ago (14 children)

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.

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[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 40 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So a dollar will only be worth one pence?

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[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well if they do that, I'll draw at least 2 dicks pointed towards his mouth on each one that I handle

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago

“1 Trump will be worth nothing” vs the immense value one Trump has now. lol.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

Shouldn't Trump be on the ruble?

[–] Ferroto@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We really are on the Biff Tannen timeline.

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[–] Daelsky@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 year ago (4 children)

"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 to secure our border, fix our uneven trade relationship with the rest of the world, make America energy independent again, and put America first by ending useless foreign aid."

I can’t I give up. I’m Canadian and America is fucked. There are no policies, no plans to make projects or fix problems. It’s all a campaign and political points. This is just pure trash satire at this point. URGH

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[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

Or he could, ya know, die.

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[–] Estimator0533@lemmynsfw.com 30 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Idiots! Should have made a brand new $500 bill for this! Would work out a lot better with inflation. Great for buying eggs.

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

good way to cause a run on $50 bills when everyone refuses to accept a $100

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[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not putting him on the $100,000 bill is slap in the face.

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[–] makyo@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

When he's done, that bill will be as worthless as he is.

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[–] sunbytes@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Just build a temple to Trump Baal where they can make sacrifices to him.

[–] KulunkelBoom@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

I'd rather see George Clooney's asshole on the 100. Put this fuckers ugly face on the ruble.

[–] froh42@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

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[–] UnexpectedBehavior@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Will that lower grocery prices?

[–] Nikelui@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I saw the onion logo and thought "heh, that's funny". Then I re-read the name of the community...

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