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Saturday, December 23, 2017

Can You Say "Tacky"?

This is of a piece with everything this "president" does:

President Donald Trump has changed the presidential challenge coin in significant and wholly personal and partisan ways, raising eyebrows – and concerns – of ethics experts. He literally has replaced the national motto, "E Pluribus Unum," with his campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again."

The coins are considered mementos and are often given by the Commander-in-Chief to members of the military. They have a long history, and are considered to have historic as well as great personal – and market – value. But rather than honor the nation's history, Donald Trump has personally redesigned the coins to honor Donald Trump.

Read the article to see the changes Trump has made in the coin. By way of comparison, here's Obama's coin:



Here's Trump's:



Someone should clue him in that covering something in gold doesn't make it classy.



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