Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=jVZNsKYVoSS Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump: Sharpies save money [AeQbNNiXyur] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 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 D8Gf9MQmdSQ jwPiRrNDO7n ZVyuz3e7uqU KIaZx98cJee wefHuoKgB9A pgHsSxbXpdI
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 D8Gf9MQmdSQ jwPiRrNDO7n ZVyuz3e7uqU KIaZx98cJee wefHuoKgB9A pgHsSxbXpdI