As part of his plan to cut alleged federal government waste, President Donald Trump has ordered the end of the penny.

For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents,” the president said in a post on Truth Social.

President Trump has ordered the government to stop making pennies, calling the coins "wasteful." Would Arizona, a copper-producing state, be impacted?

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