Oh gawd.
There’s such a thing as a presidential coin. Presidents give them out as little presents. Trump decided they weren’t flashy enough so he came up with his own new design.
The presidential seal has been replaced by an eagle bearing President Trump’s signature. The eagle’s head faces right, not left, as on the seal. The 13 arrows representing the original states have disappeared. And the national motto, “E pluribus unum” — a Latin phrase that means “Out of many, one” — is gone.
Instead, both sides of the coin feature Trump’s official campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.”
The presidential seal has been replaced by an eagle bearing President Trump’s signature. The eagle’s head faces right, not left, as on the seal. The 13 arrows representing the original states have disappeared. And the national motto, “E pluribus unum” — a Latin phrase that means “Out of many, one” — is gone.
Instead, both sides of the coin feature Trump’s official campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.”
Mere words can’t do justice to its ugliness. The Post kindly put it next to three of the previous type for a snapshot.
Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post
So ugly, so vulgar, so inappropriate (the campaign slogan! his name in three places! the garish colors!), so narcissistic.
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4 responses to “From e pluribus unum to MAGA”
So ugly, so vulgar, so inappropriate, so Trump.
He’s marking his territory. He really is like a Roman emperor, having coins cast for them (fortunately, he didn’t put his own face on it – that would be too, too much).
iknklast, maybe he’s holding out for the real thing, having his ugly mug on everything from a cent to a one hundred dollar bill.
Sweet dreams :-)
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It looks like he designed it himself.