Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/cZRafvaewpt.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump: Sharpies save money [PjiE2MsionN] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 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 vbHxqMf1Quv ydLQy2l3Dt2 YgxxgEoEw0c VQ9PsZ7kP5K 1U0oZY4dPED sOBJiCZO9dI xdXqoZj1JS9
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 vbHxqMf1Quv ydLQy2l3Dt2 YgxxgEoEw0c VQ9PsZ7kP5K 1U0oZY4dPED sOBJiCZO9dI xdXqoZj1JS9