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White House and U.S. Mint coins to be presented to Olympians, Trump says
Summary
President Trump told athletes the White House would present them with commemorative coins from the U.S. Mint, announced a group photograph in the Oval Office and thanked Mint and Treasury officials in attendance.
During remarks at the White House reception, President Trump announced a commemorative-coin presentation for the athletes and said attendees would receive coins from the United States Mint.
"We have some really beautiful coins. I love coins... We're gonna give everybody here a very special coin," Trump said, thanking the director of the U.S. Mint and the Treasurer of the United States who were present at the event.
The remarks included explicit acknowledgments of Treasury officials and the Mint's director; the transcript names Paul Hollis as the director of the United States Mint and references Brandon Beach in the role of treasurer. The transcript does not provide additional details about the coins' design, mintage numbers or whether the coins represent a new minting program.
