A federal commission tasked with approving designs for coinage has approved a 24-karat gold coin featuring President Donald Trump, flouting precedent regarding commemorating living presidents and possibly violating federal law.

The coin, formally meant to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States, shows Trump standing behind a desk, firmly pushing his two fists on top of it while giving a stern look in the direction of the coin holder.

The unanimous vote from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts occurred on Thursday. The commission is composed entirely of people appointed by the president, following his firing of its former members last fall.

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      4 days ago

      More like a pathetic threat wannabe
      Just look how tense his shoulders are, because of all his fear

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          Yeah, a frightened animal will leash out, but it’s also easier to estimate it’s actions - even if those actions will be stupid (and I’m not sure if the orange idiot even needs to be frightened for that)

          Still, we can handle and model that, and work against it - because it’s always the fucking same pattern