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Now that Donald Trump is president, the traditional presidential challenge coin has undergone major changes, including the addition of his "Make America Great Again" slogan. In addition, the presidential seal has been replaced with an eagle bearing Trump's signature, the Washington Post reported. The 13 arrows representing the original states are also gone. The national motto, "E pluribus unum" -- a Latin phrase that means "Out of many, one" -- also has been removed. Some ethics experts questioned the unprecedented decision to include a campaign slogan on the coins, which are often given to members of the military, the newspaper reported. “For the commander in chief to give a political token with a campaign slogan on it to military officers would violate the important principle of separating the military from politics, as well as diminishing the tradition of the coin,” Trevor Potter, a Republican and former chairman of the Federal Election Commission, told the Post. In addition to his signature, Trump’s name appears three times on the coin, which is nearly twice as thick as its predecessors, while the traditional subdued silver and copper coloring is replaced with gold, the report said. Challenge coins originated from military baubles bearing division insignia and presented by officers to troops for exemplary service, the Post reported. Not everyone in the Trump administration has created their own challenge coin; among them is Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, a retired Marine Corps general. “It’s not about him. It’s about the person whose hand he is shaking,” Mattis' spokeswoman told the Post. White House officials declined to say how much the coins cost or who designed them, according to the report. Link Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | ||
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...that's a joke, right? They can't actually be saying politics and the military are separate....right? ---------- The first 100 people to make it out alive...get to live. | |||
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That was my first thought as well. Commander in Chief have any meaning? So I guess the military can go out and start a few wars as they see fit with no government oversight? But back to the coin. It sounds pretty bad ass. Especially being twice as thick. | |||
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This President loves flash. Take a look at Trump Tower. Lots of flash. It’s his personality. I think we all wanted a change from the standard party minion. We got what we wanted. I’m looking forward to the next 7 years. GW. | |||
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 **************~~~~~~~~~~ "I've been on this rock too long to bother with these liars any more." ~SIGforum advisor~ "When the pain of staying the same outweighs the pain of change, then change will come."~~sigmonkey | |||
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| Ammoholic |
+1 Not really the design I’d have chosen, but I am so pleased with everything he has accomplished I’ll be darned if I’m going to quibble about little things. The next guy can change it back in seven or so years if he wants. In the meantime, roll on Trump Train! | |||
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Read this online. Not sure if it’s true, but if it is, I want one!
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Nullus Anxietas |
Pretty much where I'm at on it. The leftist whingers are, of course, all over it like a bad suit  "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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A Grateful American |
I have no problem with President Trump making the change. In 2024, Pence can change it again. "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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Will they be available for us to purchase? No car is as much fun to drive, as any motorcycle is to ride. | |||
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Now in Florida |
I cannot even believe this is a real news story. Did they run out of actual news to cover? | |||
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Usually those are given out (not sold) to someone who did a good job at something when he/she did not have to. They are tangible "attaboys" for a short-term event. --------------------- LGBFJB "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." — Mark Twain “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” — H. L. Mencken | |||
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| Unapologetic Old School Curmudgeon  |
what did the previous ones look like Don't weep for the stupid, or you will be crying all day | |||
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| Shit don't mean shit |
They got his middle initial wrong...It should be an F...As in, Donal Fucking Trump! MAGA! | |||
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I don't know but probably a prayer rug with a rainbow | |||
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| On the wrong side of the Mobius strip  |
Who are these experts and what makes them an expert? /rhetorical question. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
The military strives to stay out of politics. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
One of my NCOs got a secret service coin for working with them when Biden visited our FOB. _____________ | |||
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8 years (and counting) in the Army tells me that if that's the case, we have failed miserably. There are politics involved at EVERY level. ---------- The first 100 people to make it out alive...get to live. | |||
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