But the penny thing is still sinister and petty. He signed the bill to put new portraits on coinage, including a woman on the penny. Then he destroyed the penny so there still would only be men on coins.
My first thought also. Developing the infrastructure to exploit natural resources under the cover of providing humanitarian aid, while simultaneously supplying the weapons that create the need for humanitarian aid.
But the penny thing is still sinister and petty. He signed the bill to put new portraits on coinage, including a woman on the penny. Then he destroyed the penny so there still would only be men on coins.