Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) this week proposed a new way to honor Donald Trump: a $250 bill with the president’s image on it.
Trump’s MAGA base predictably hyped the idea.
But critics from both sides of the aisle suggested Republicans should be focused on more important issues and mocked Wilson for “bootlicking.”
“I’m grateful to announce that I am drafting legislation to direct the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring Donald J. Trump,” Wilson, who infamously shouted “You lie!” at then-President Barack Obama in 2009, wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
“Bidenflation has destroyed the economy, forcing American families to carry more cash. Most valuable bill for the most valuable President!” he added.
“It’s a cult,” the Republican Voters Against Trump group wrote online.
Others agreed:
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