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To mark the quarter-millennial of US independence, the US Treasury is considering the issuance of a $1 coin showing Donald Trump with a tightened fist under an US flag and the words “fight, fight, fight”.

Event-Driven Reference

These words directly references what Trump shouted following narrowly surviving an assassination attempt four months before he gained a return to the Oval Office.

Public Revelation

US Treasurer Beach effectively announced a draft design of the coin on recently via an online platform, stating: “Absolutely real. These designs honoring America’s 250th birthday and [Trump] are authentic.”

The online announcement – which boosted another user commenting on the proposed design – mentioned that Beach looked “excited to reveal additional details” after the resolution of the temporary shutdown that started after midnight Wednesday when Democratic senators demanding concessions on health policy and other budgetary issues refused to provide the approval necessary to pass a Republican-backed budget proposal.

Legal History

As highlighted, in 2020, at the conclusion of his first administration, Trump approved cross-party law empowering the Treasury head to issue $1 coins during the calendar year 2026 that are “emblematic of the United States semiquincentennial”.

Features Components

One side of the coin on whose proposed design Beach remarked this week featured Trump’s portrait alongside “Liberty”, “In God We Trust”, and “from 1776 to 2026”.

The back alluded to the effort to harm Trump at a campaign event in the state of Pennsylvania last year, when law enforcement said a sniper wounded Trump’s ear and injured two others before being killed by the US Secret Service.

Trump clenched his hand after the incident – one of two efforts on his life for him as he campaign victoriously for a return to the White House in 2024 – and yelled, “Fight! Fight! Fight!” with an national banner looming nearby.

Official Statement

A comment from a department official indicated that the concept which Beach’s social media post discussed was not the “definitive coin design”. But the comment emphasized that “this draft aptly represents the lasting character of our nation and democratic system, even in the midst of immense obstacles”.

Public Environment

Trump’s approval rating on generally has plummeted to negative figures, as his new presidency has cut health coverage and nutrition assistance that helps the low-income, while also enacting tariffs that came before a documented rise in cost of living.

Additionally, the administration has also sent US armed forces into the streets of multiple cities, axed roughly $500 million in financing for inoculations such as the ones that played a role in stopping the Covid pandemic, and faced challenges to address a issue over his previous relationship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.