Democrat Colorado Gov. Jared Police praised President Trump for directing the Treasury to stop production of penny.
“There are huge environmental benefits to not only saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, but eliminating pennies. This is a great move,” police said. I wrote it on x.
Police, 49, Separate posts The production of copper-plated zinc penny means “the air quality is poor and leads to large-scale extraction of major minerals.”
“Let's take this step to save taxpayers' money, meet consumer needs, and better protect the environment.” He added.
The Democratic governor has been calling for Penny to be eliminated even before Trump took office.
In December, Police tagged the president's Director of Government Efficiency Elon Musk in the X-Post, highlighting the potential for annual savings in the nine-digit range if penny production ceased.
“If you eliminate pennies, you can save more than $300,000,000 a year (all pennies cost more than 3 cents), and replacing dollar bills with dollar coins will save you more than $1 billion in ten years.” The governor argued.
According to US Mint, the manufacturing cost of penny was around 3.7 cents in 2024.
The penny stampout is the latest in Trump's post-election move, which earned police support.
Last November, police said he was It has been approved temporarily Trump's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Governor of Centennial Flags ordered to be published in honor of Trump's inaugurationignoring a half-price order from former President Joe Biden in honor of the late former President Jimmy Carter.
Police has also shown support for Trump's plan to “securing borders, stop human trafficking, and stop illegal flows of guns and drugs.”
“We welcome more federal help to detain and deport dangerous criminals,” Police said in him. state State address last month.
But the 78-year-old Trump denounced police for handling immigrant gangs in Venezuela in Colorado, calling the governor “scary” and “chicken-T” last October.
