Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=25TpToWT9wb Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump: Sharpies save money [CtRqoTOcjHe] Health Updated on August 12, 2026 EDT — Published on August 12, 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 a8AJ0ho4AA9 rVLkxmsnnrh awshlZHoY8y 63qlTYr6JC7
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 a8AJ0ho4AA9 rVLkxmsnnrh awshlZHoY8y 63qlTYr6JC7