# The Trump Administration: The Clusterfuck Continues (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [December 1, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298 "2025-12-01T20:32:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8556
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298/8556 "2026-09-05T19:56:58Z")
The coins may be legal tender, but they were minted in clear violation of federal law. Federal law ([**31 USC 5114**](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section5114&num=0&edition=prelim)) unequivocally states: “Only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency and securities.” (And yes, coins are legal tender and are considered to be [currency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency).) This law has not been repealed and is still in effect. Trump is breaking the law yet again. > **[U.S. Mint Begins Selling Trump $1 Coins. Are They Legal?](https://time.com/article/2026/09/02/trump-1-gold-coins-go-on-sale/)** > > Trump is the first sitting president in a century to appear on a U.S. coin, reviving questions about whether the practice is legal. Scott Bessent has tried to obfuscate the issue by pointing to a commemorative coin issued over a century ago that featured Calvin Coolidge, but Congress passed a law then specifically allowing it (which was also controversial at the time). The current Congress has _not_ authorized an exception for the Trump coin. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-the-clusterfuck-continues-part-2/1025298)._