Trump asks US Treasury Dept to stop production of pennies, says "Rip waste out of our great nation's budget."

Washington, DC [US], February 10 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has announced that Washington DC will stop minting pennies, citing their high production cost, which exceeds their face value and termed the practice 'wasteful.'

President Trump said Sunday that he has instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to 'stop producing new pennies.'

Trump made his announcement on a Truth Social post aft