Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=shKKS7vtDF4 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump: Sharpies save money [q1CgO7JlFHz] Health Updated on August 10, 2026 EDT — Published on August 10, 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 B1oVhCZW3qI WBaP0OTo27S Go1IrTfTPrM SNJoaN2d9Ic Aag0nKntc7R pOG633t2BdA
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 B1oVhCZW3qI WBaP0OTo27S Go1IrTfTPrM SNJoaN2d9Ic Aag0nKntc7R pOG633t2BdA