Grifter-in-Chief Donald Trump proved yet again Sunday that his knowledge of sports and who will win big games is almost as legendarily pathetic as his so-called head for business.
Before Super Bowl LIX ever kicked off, Trump sat down with Fox News anchor Bret Baier and was asked who he thought would win the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.
“I hate to do it. I just say that I’ve watched this great quarterback (Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs) who has, by the way, a phenomenal wife,” Trump said. “Okay. She’s a Trump fan! She’s a MAGA fan! So I happen to love her. Okay. But she’s a great person. I watched her big interview and I said, well, it’s pretty good. But she’s great and he’s great. I guess you have to say that when a quarterback wins as much as this one, I have to go with Kansas City. I have to go with Kansas City. At the same time, Philadelphia has a fantastic — it’s going to be just a great game.”
The Chiefs were blown out by the Eagles, 40-22, and the game was never close.
Shortly after Philly won, Trump announced on social media that he was ordering the U.S. Treasury to stop producing pennies.
“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “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.”
As with everything Trump says, a fact-check is required.
Does it really cost more to produce a penny than the coin is worth? Yes, it does.
“The main argument against the penny is the one made by Trump: it costs more to make than its value. A 2024 U.S. Mint report says the unit cost for the one-cent coin is more than 3.69 cents and has exceeded its face value for 19 years. And according to a 2014 U.S. Mint report: ‘There are no alternative metal compositions that reduce the manufacturing unit cost of the penny below its face value.'”
“Producing pennies also takes a toll on the environment due to the carbon dioxide emissions, pollutants, and energy use associated with mining the ores to make the coins.”
However, the timing of Trump’s penny declaration struck many as misdirected anger on his behalf, and it led to mockery online.
