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New York Times
18-03-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Trump Appoints Michael Flynn, Walt Nauta and Other Allies to Oversee Military Academies
President Trump moved on Monday to stack the boards overseeing U.S. military service academies with conservative activists and political allies, including Michael T. Flynn and Walt Nauta, who were charged in connection to earlier investigations of Mr. Trump and his presidential campaign. Mr. Nauta, a military aide working as a White House valet while Mr. Trump was president, was appointed to the board overseeing the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Mr. Nauta was charged with aiding Mr. Trump in obstructing the government's efforts to retrieve a trove of highly sensitive documents that Mr. Trump kept after he left office — one of four criminal cases against Mr. Trump that shadowed him during his presidential campaign last year. Mr. Flynn, a retired lieutenant general and a national security adviser to Mr. Trump during his first term, was named to the oversight board of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, in New York. Mr. Flynn twice pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about his conversations with a Russian diplomat during a wider investigation into contacts between the first Trump presidential campaign and Russian officials. Mr. Trump later pardoned Mr. Flynn. Other allies of the president appointed to the oversight boards included Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist whose organization aided Mr. Trump in the 2024 election; Dina Powell, a deputy national security adviser to Mr. Trump; Sean Spicer, Mr. Trump's first White House press secretary; and Maureen Bannon, the daughter of Steve Bannon who helps run his podcast. Mr. Trump also appointed Republican members of Congress and other military veterans to oversee the academies. Mr. Kirk, who was appointed to the board overseeing the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, had joined other conservatives in assailing the U.S. military leadership before Mr. Trump took office in January, arguing that the armed forces had gone soft under the Biden administration. Soon after the election, he gleefully predicted that Pete Hegseth, now the defense secretary, would 'end the wokeification of the U.S. military.' 'He's going to end the gay story time on battleships, not an exaggeration,' Mr. Kirk said on his talk radio show in November. He added, 'The military is not a place for touchy feelings and nonsense, OK? You exist to crush our enemies.' The president had purged the oversight boards at the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy last month, declaring that the institutions had been 'infiltrated by Woke Leftist Ideologues.' The Trump administration has carried out a sweeping purge of top officers, diversity initiatives, transgender service members and other policies and personnel that Trump said had made the armed forces 'woke.' Those efforts quickly spread to the U.S. military academies: In February, West Point ordered 12 officially sanctioned clubs for women and ethnic or racial groups to shut down to comply with the Trump administration's directives on diversity, equity and inclusion. Among them was the Corbin Forum, a group to promote female leaders, founded in 1976 when women were first admitted to West Point.
Politico
08-03-2025
- Politics
- Politico
Trump names Walt Nauta, co-defendant in classified documents case, other allies to Naval Academy board
President Donald Trump is nominating his close allies to serve on the board of visitors for the U.S. Naval Academy, a month after firing the previous board. On the list is Walt Nauta, a Navy veteran who has served as Trump's body man and was federally indicted alongside the now-president in the classified documents case. Trump also nominated his former press secretary Sean Spicer, former White House physician Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) known as 'Doc Ronny,' and former Navy SEAL Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.). In February, Trump fired the board of visitors for the Naval Academy, as well as the boards for the Army, Air Force and Coast Guard. These boards serve as advisory panels to oversee programs and student life at the military academies. The Biden administration had also removed former Trump appointees in 2021. The move came as part of Trump's sweeping changes to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the government — including the military. He argued the academies had been 'infiltrated by Woke Leftist Ideologues.' Charges against Nauta were dismissed after Trump took office. Nauta still works for the president, and was seen traveling with him on Friday. The service academy boards aren't the only ones that he has overhauled. On Friday Trump also completed his nominations for the board of trustees of the Kennedy Center — Washington's major theater and arts center — tapping two Fox News hosts for the job. In his announcement on Friday, Trump called the nominees an 'incredible group of patriots,' adding, 'Together they will ensure continued Greatness for the Academy!'
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump names Walt Nauta, co-defendant in classified documents case, other allies to Naval Academy board
President Donald Trump is nominating his close allies to serve on the board of visitors for the U.S. Naval Academy, a month after firing the previous board. On the list is Walt Nauta, a Navy veteran who has served as Trump's body man and was federally indicted alongside the now-president in the classified documents case. Trump also nominated his former press secretary Sean Spicer, former White House physician Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) known as 'Doc Ronny,' and former Navy SEAL Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.). In February, Trump fired the board of visitors for the Naval Academy, as well as the boards for the Army, Air Force and Coast Guard. These boards serve as advisory panels to oversee programs and student life at the military academies. The Biden administration had also removed former Trump appointees in 2021. The move came as part of Trump's sweeping changes to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the government — including the military. He argued the academies had been 'infiltrated by Woke Leftist Ideologues.' Charges against Nauta were dismissed after Trump took office. Nauta still works for the president, and was seen traveling with him on Friday. The service academy boards aren't the only ones that he has overhauled. On Friday Trump also completed his nominations for the board of trustees of the Kennedy Center — Washington's major theater and arts center — tapping two Fox News hosts for the job. In his announcement on Friday, Trump called the nominees an 'incredible group of patriots,' adding, 'Together they will ensure continued Greatness for the Academy!'
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Latest: Trump says Palestinians won't have the right to return to Gaza under his plan
President Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. 'ownership' of the war-torn territory, contradicting other officials in his administration who've sought to argue Trump was only calling for the temporary relocation of its population. He also said he'll announce Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week. Here's the latest: Trump administration official says a VOA journalist should be fired for a news item he posted The item was reporting on a comment made by someone critical of efforts to dismantle the USAID agency. Steve Herman, chief national correspondent for Voice of America, wrote on social media that 'eliminating USAID 'makes Americans less safe at home and abroad,' says Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward.' He linked to Perryman's comments. Special envoy Richard Grenell said on X that 'it isn't too much to suggest this is treasonous. You don't get to work against the official U.S. government policies while being paid by U.S. taxpayers.' Herman, Grenell suggested, 'should be immediately fired.' Voice of America, a U.S.-government-funded agency, employs journalists to report around the world on what is going on in the United States. It has been operating since World War II. Herman said Monday that he wasn't authorized to comment. Judge finds Trump administration hasn't fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending And the judge ordered the White House to release all money. U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell found there's evidence that some federal grants and loans are still not going out to the recipients and ordered that the cash be released. McConnell earlier ordered a halt to Trump administration plans for a sweeping freeze on federal funding. The Republican administration has said the pause was necessary to ensure federal spending fits with the president's agenda. The order comes in a lawsuit filed by nearly two dozen states. ▶ Read more about Trump and federal spending Trump orders the firing of the members of the board of visitors for the four US military academies The move purges the boards of members appointed by former President Joe Biden. The president said in a post on his social media network Monday that he ordered the immediate dismissal of the board members after accusing them of having 'been infiltrated by Woke Leftist Ideologues over the last four years.' When Biden took office in 2021, his administration purged a number of members from the boards after Trump used the last two months of his first term to appoint loyalists to a number of boards. State attorneys general suing over Trump cuts to medical and health research at universities nationwide The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Boston by attorneys general from nearly two dozen states, challenges the Trump administration, Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health over efforts to reduce indirect costs to these institutions, including lab, faculty, infrastructure and utility costs. 'Massachusetts is the medical research capital of the country. We are the proud home of nation-leading universities and research institutions that save lives, create jobs, and help secure a better future,' Massachusetts Attorney Andrea Campbell said in a statement. 'We will not allow the Trump Administration to unlawfully undermine our economy, hamstring our competitiveness, or play politics with our public health.' Trump is naming attorney and investor Howard Brodie as ambassador to Finland The president announced his selection of Brodie on his social media network Monday. Brodie is co-president and general counsel of Brodie Generational Capital Partners. Egypt's foreign minister says there's 'Arab consensus' on the rejection of transfer of Palestinians Badr Abdelatty stressed 'the importance of finding a political horizon for the Palestinian cause, leading to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, and for the Palestinian people to enjoy the right of self-determination,' the Egyptian foreign ministry said in a statement. A senior Hamas official blasted President Trump's latest remarks about the U.S. ownership of Gaza, as 'absurd.' Izzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas politico bureau, said the comments 'reflect a deep ignorance of Palestine and the region.' In comments released by Hamas early Monday, he said Trump's approach toward the Palestinian cause will fail. Secrecy preceded the shutdown of the consumer protection agency's Washington headquarters Over the weekend, some staff members at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saw a sign of trouble to come. Windows in two basement conference rooms were covered with brown paper and blue painter's tape, concealing their occupants. Voices could be heard inside discussing cuts to government agencies. When the door was cracked open, there were young people with temporary badges. It was fresh evidence that the agency, which was created to protect Americans from financial fraud, abuse and deceptive practices, was the newest target of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency. Now the Washington headquarters is shut down for the week, and there are fears that it will be gutted like the U.S. Agency for International Development. Pictures of the conference rooms were viewed by The Associated Press and the scene was described by two current employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared retaliation. ▶ Read more about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — Chris Megerian Head of the agency that protects whistleblowers sues Trump over his firing The termination of Hampton Dellinger at the Office of Special Counsel comes as President Trump's Republican administration is engaged in a massive overhaul of the federal government, testing the limits of well-established civil service protections by moving to dismantle federal agencies and push out staffers. Dellinger was informed of his firing in an email Friday from the White House personnel director, who said he was writing on behalf of the president. Dellinger notes in his lawsuit filed Monday in Washington federal court that the special counsel can be removed 'only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.' ▶ Read more about the whistleblower agency Trump has unleashed chaos by distraction upon the international community. That's no accident The Saudis are furious. The Danes are scrambling. Colombia has backed down. Mexico and Canada stand in a purgatory between tariff wars with the US and … not. China has retaliated, launching a trade war between the economic superpowers. The Brits, long proud of their 'special relationship' with the United States, are leaning into their tradition of quiet diplomacy. It's as if President Donald Trump has flung a bag of marbles across the global stage, under the feet of foreign leaders who've often stepped together through eight decades of postwar global order. Acknowledged publicly or not, world leaders are watching Trump's wood-chipper approach to some American government institutions and wondering about those of the post-Cold War order: What of the U.S. roles in NATO, the United Nations, the World Bank and other pillars of the international order? ▶ Read more about Trump's effect on the international community Trump says no right of return for Palestinians in Gaza under his plan for US 'ownership' That contradicts other officials in his administration who've sought to argue Trump was only calling for the temporary relocation of its population. Less than a week after he floated his plan for the U.S. to take control of Gaza and turn it in 'the Riviera of the Middle East,' Trump, in an interview with FOX News' Bret Baier that was set to air Monday, said 'No, they wouldn't' when asked if Palestinians in Gaza would be have a right to return to the territory. It comes as he's ramped up pressure on Arab states, especially U.S. allies Jordan and Egypt, to take in Palestinians from Gaza, who claim the territory as part of a future homeland. 'We'll build safe communities, a little bit away from where they are, where all of this danger is,' Trump said. 'In the meantime, I would own this. Think of it as a real estate development for the future. It would be a beautiful piece of land. No big money spent.' ▶ Read more about Trump's plan for Gaza Senate Democrats open a whistleblower portal for potentially 'lawless' Trump actions The portal is for government workers. In a letter addressed to 'the Brave Public Servants,' the Democrats remind that the Whistleblower Protection Act 'prohibits retaliation against federal employees who disclose evidence of wrongdoing.' 'If you have information you want to share about wrongdoing, abuse of power, and threats to public safety, we stand ready to support you,' wrote Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and the top Democrat on the Homeland Security and Government Oversight Committee Sen. Gary Peters. They said Republicans are refusing to provide a check on the White House. Five former treasury secretaries warn about DOGE access The group wrote an op-ed in the New York Times on Monday, sounding the alarm on the risks associated with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency accessing sensitive Treasury payment systems. 'These political actors have not been subject to the same rigorous ethics rules as civil servants,' said former Treasury heads Robert Rubin, Larry Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew and Janet Yellen in the Times op-ed. 'We are alarmed about the risks of arbitrary and capricious political control of federal payments, which would be unlawful and corrosive to our democracy,' they said. They also issue a dire warning about the notion of selective suspension of congressionally authorized payments, which Musk regularly threatens on X, calling it 'a breach of trust and ultimately, a form of default.' After DOGE recently gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems, a federal judge over the weekend ordered that the Treasury Department should block access to anyone 'other than civil servants with a need for access to perform their job duties' from its payment system, noting the risk of 'irreparable harm.' Wall Street opens higher despite worries over Trump's latest tariff threats The S&P 500 rose 0.5% in early trading Monday, coming off a losing week bookended by worries about how potential tariffs could threaten the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 261 points, and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.7%. Treasury yields ticked lower in the bond market after Trump said over the weekend that he'll impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, as well as other import duties later in the week. Russ Vought, Trump's budget chief, ramps up pressure on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau He reminded staff Monday morning that their office is closed and they should 'not perform any work tasks.' The Associated Press viewed a copy of the email. Employees were directed to contact the top lawyer for the Office of Management and Budget 'to get approval in writing before performing any work task.' The agency was created after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal, and it's been a target of conservatives for years. 3rd federal judge blocks Trump order ending birthright citizenship for children of people in US illegally The ruling from U.S. District Judge Joseph N. Laplante in New Hampshire comes after two similar rulings by judges in Seattle and Maryland last week. A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union contends President Trump's order violates the Constitution and 'attempts to upend one of the most fundamental American constitutional values.' Trump's Republican administration has asserted that children of noncitizens are not 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States and therefore are not entitled to citizenship. The administration is appealing the Seattle judge's block on Trump's executive order. ▶ Read more about Trump's birthright citizenship order China's tit-for-tat duties on US imports took effect Monday It came just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he wants to slap new duties on all steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. The rapid-fire shots of tariffs and import curbs hearken back to Trump's first term in office, when the U.S. and China engaged in a trade war that spanned most of Trump's first four years in office and was continued to a certain extent under his successor, Joe Biden. Less than a month after returning to the White House on Jan. 20, Trump slapped 10% duties on all Chinese imports, a move that's expected to raise prices on goods including laptops, toys and fast fashion. China responded with 15% duties on coal and liquefied natural gas products, and a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery and large-engine cars imported from the U.S. ▶ Read more about tariffs between the U.S. and China 'Why are you here?' USAID staffers asked A man who had earlier identified himself as a USAID official, while refusing to identify himself further, is taking a harsh tone with staffers who arrive for work at agency headquarters. 'Go home,' the man told arriving staffers. 'Just go.' 'Why are you here?' he asked. USAID workers prevented from getting to offices Security guards have turned away USAID staffers who arrived for work at agency headquarters in Washington even after a court temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have pulled all but a fraction of aid and development staffers off the job worldwide. A front desk officer on Monday told a steady stream of agency staffers in business clothes or USAID sweatshirts or T-shirts that he had a list of no more than 10 names of people allowed to enter the agency. Staffers who hadn't seen each other since President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk began dismantling their agency embraced each other. Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in Paris The 40-year-old vice president, who was just 18 months into his tenure as a senator before joining Trump's ticket, is expected, while in Paris, to push back on European efforts to tighten AI oversight while advocating for a more open, innovation-driven approach. The AI summit has drawn world leaders, top tech executives, and policymakers to discuss artificial intelligence's impact on global security, economics, and governance. High-profile attendees also include Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, signaling Beijing's deep interest in shaping global AI standards. The event highlights a growing divide between the European Union and other players pushing for more regulations to make the fast-moving technology safer for the public, and the U.S., where the Trump administration has prioritized business-friendly policies and technological dominance. ▶ Read more about Vance and the AI summit Trump says he's directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies He cited the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. 'For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!' Trump wrote in a post Sunday night on his Truth Social site. 'I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies.' The move by Trump is the latest in what's been a rapid-fire effort by his new administration to enact sweeping change through executive order and proclamation on issues ranging from immigration, to gender and diversity, to the name of the Gulf of Mexico. Trump had not discussed his desire to eliminate the penny during his campaign. But Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency raised the prospect in a post on X last month highlighting the penny's cost. ▶ Read more about President Trump and pennies Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs Monday President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week. 'Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25% tariff,' he told reporters Sunday on Air Force One as he flew from Florida to New Orleans to attend the Super Bowl. When asked about aluminum, he responded, 'aluminum, too' will be subject to the trade penalties. Trump also reaffirmed that he would announce 'reciprocal tariffs' — 'probably Tuesday or Wednesday' — meaning that the U.S. would impose import duties on products in cases where another country has levied duties on U.S. goods. ▶ Read more about Trump's comments on steel tariffs The Associated Press
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump says Palestinians wouldn't have right to return to Gaza under US takeover plan
As President Donald Trump's second administration continued its effort to swiftly reshape the federal government, the president was expected early this week to discuss imposing 25% tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum. That duty would arrive amid a flurry of trade-related announcements that have applied pressure to some of America's biggest trading partners, including China, Mexico and Canada. In a statement, the European Union Commission called President Donald Trump's potential tariffs "unlawful and economically counterproductive," adding that it sees "no justification" for also said it will "react to protect the interests of European businesses, workers and consumers from unjustified measures."German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated such remarks, saying that "anyone who imposes tariffs must expect counter-tariffs."A federal judge in New Hampshire Monday morning issued an injunction temporarily blocking the enforcement of President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship executive order.U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante's order marks the third time in less than a week that a federal court has blocked the Trump administration's day-one executive order that sought to preclude the children of undocumented immigrants from birthright Laplante determined that the nonprofits who brought the case were likely to succeed on their claim that the executive order was unconstitutional, and that enforcement of the order would cause irreparable harm. The series of losses comes as the Trump administration charts its plan to appeal the rulings and potentially bring the issue to the Supreme Court. Lawyers for the Department of Justice filed a notice of appeal in the Western District of Washington last week after another federal judge issued an injunction.'We think we have good grounds, but you could be right. I mean, you'll find out. It's ridiculous,' Trump said on his first day in office after signing the order when asked about the likelihood of legal challenges. -ABC News' Laura RomeroAccording to a post on his social media platform, President Donald Trump said he has "ordered the immediate dismissal of the Board of Visitors for the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard" academies/Trump said that military academies have been "infiltrated by Woke Leftist Ideologues" and added that he intends to appoint new leaders to the boards of the academies.– ABC News' Michelle StoddartRuss Vought, the new CFPB acting director, sent another email to staff Monday morning reminding them that the agency's Washington, D.C., bureau will be closed all week and telling employees, "Please do not perform any work tasks," according to an email obtained by ABC News."As you have been informed by the Chief Operating Officer in an email yesterday, the Bureau's DC headquarters building is closed this week," the email reads from Vought, who is also director of the Office of Management and Budget.– ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze and Will SteakinIn a newly released clip from a sit-down interview with Fox News host Bret Baier, President Donald Trump said Palestinians would not have the right to return to Gaza as he laid out his proposal for the U.S. to "own" Gaza."We'll build beautiful communities for the 1.9 million people, we'll build beautiful communities. Safe communities, could be five, six could be two, but we'll build safe communities a little bit away from where they are, where all of this danger is. In the meantime, I would own this. Think of it as a real estate development for the future," Trump said. Baier then asked Trump: "Would the Palestinians have the right to return?""No, they wouldn't, because they're going to have much better housing, much better -- in other words, I'm talking about building a permanent place for them, because if they have to return now, it will be years before you could ever -- it's not habitable," Trump said. "It will be years before it could happen. I'm talking about starting to build and I think I could make a deal with Jordan, I think I could make a deal with Egypt, you know, we give them billions and billions of dollars a year."Trump is set to meet with Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday. Jordan remains steadfast against the proposal to take in more Palestinians.-ABC News' Michelle StoddartAs Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency turns its sights on potentially dismantling the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, the Trump administration faces two new legal National Treasury Employees Union filed two lawsuits overnight against acting CFPB director Russell Vought, challenging both the takeover of the CFPB and DOGE's access to sensitive records maintained by the lawsuit alleged that Vought's efforts last week to halt the CFPB's supervision and enforcement work overstepped the authority of the executive branch, arguing that only Congress – which created the CFPB in the wake of the Great Recession – has the authority to destroy the second lawsuit alleged that DOGE's access to CFPB records violates a federal law that protects the security of sensitive records maintained by the agency.– ABC News' Peter CharalambousThe White House has released President Donald Trump's schedule for president will have no public events, according to the guidance, though he will receive an intelligence briefing at 11 a.m. ET. At 1 p.m. ET, he will sign executive orders in the Oval Office. It's not clear what the orders will Donald Trump made brief remarks about steel and aluminum tariffs, saying he'd hold a meeting early this week."Tomorrow. We will have a meeting tomorrow," Trump said as he arrived at the White House early Monday. It was not immediately clear whether that meeting would take place on Monday or Tuesday.-ABC News' Alex EmersonA federal court on Sunday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from sending three Venezuelan detainees from being sent to a migrant holding facility at Guantanamo Bay, according to a report from AP three men had been accused of having connections to the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, the report said. Texas Gov. Glenn Abbott designated the gang a foreign terror organization in September first flight carrying so-called high-threat migrants to the newly established migrant holding facility in Cuba arrived Feb. 4. All 10 people on the flight were also suspected members of Tren de Aragua, according to the Department of Homeland the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is representing the three men, said in a filing early Sunday that they "have a pending case before the court challenging their unlawfully prolonged detention" and asserted that they are "migrants who fled Venezuela seeking protection" in the United filing asked that the U.S. District Court of New Mexico block their transfer on the grounds that 'the mere uncertainty the government has created surrounding the availability of legal process and counsel access is sufficient to authorize the modest injunction,' AP News Kenneth J. Gonzales granted the temporary order to prevent their relocation after a brief hearing on Sunday, according to the AP News said last month that the United States will work to prepare the naval base to hold 30,000 migrants awaiting processing to return to their home Donald Trump said Sunday night that he has instructed the Treasury Department to stop making new pennies."For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful! I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies. Let's rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it's a penny at a time," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.-ABC News' Hannah Demissie Click here to read the rest of the blog.
