Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/CIdfgJEbadv.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump: Sharpies save money [I14fjRr3JoF] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT President Trump said Thursday he replaced the White House's "thousand-dollar" ballpoint pens with cheaper Sharpies for signing bills, pointing to the switch as an example of saving taxpayer money. "This pen is very inexpensive. It writes well. I like it," he said during a Cabinet meeting. The president made the remark while arguing that the Federal Reserve's costly building renovations suggested Chair Jerome Powell lacked financial discipline, using the Sharpie example as an analogy. "I want to save money," he told reporters. #trump #whitehouse #sharpie #politics #cspan a2VTdAj0U5F YtjQnxK5c1L CtxECNW35L7 OgSGpyMHp2C uHtE0VQj5h9 t23eUdtJqBF SkHs8IhG7uA
President Trump said Thursday he replaced the White House's "thousand-dollar" ballpoint pens with cheaper Sharpies for signing bills, pointing to the switch as an example of saving taxpayer money. "This pen is very inexpensive. It writes well. I like it," he said during a Cabinet meeting. The president made the remark while arguing that the Federal Reserve's costly building renovations suggested Chair Jerome Powell lacked financial discipline, using the Sharpie example as an analogy. "I want to save money," he told reporters. #trump #whitehouse #sharpie #politics #cspan a2VTdAj0U5F YtjQnxK5c1L CtxECNW35L7 OgSGpyMHp2C uHtE0VQj5h9 t23eUdtJqBF SkHs8IhG7uA