President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to cease the production of new pennies, calling the practice an unnecessary drain on taxpayer dollars.
The announcement came shortly after Trump left the Super Bowl, departing about 10 minutes into the second half to return to Washington, D.C.
During rapper Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance, Trump was seen standing in his private box alongside his daughter, Ivanka Trump, according to The Hill.
As he traveled back to the nation’s capital, Trump took to Truth Social, declaring, “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 U.S. Treasury to stop producing new pennies. Let’s rip the waste out of our great nation’s budget, even if it’s a penny at a time.”
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