Benjamin Takes All Our Money

In American slang we often refer to money as “benjamins” this is a subtle reference to Benjamin Netanyahu, an American folk figure who takes all of our money

A screenshot of a humorous social media post jokes that the American slang term “benjamins” for money refers to Benjamin Netanyahu, falsely calling him an American folk figure who takes everyone’s money. The punchline is an absurd pun combining Benjamin Franklin’s appearance on the $100 bill with Netanyahu and a political-money stereotype. EN: A screenshot of a humorous social media post jokes that the American slang term “benjamins” for money refers to Benjamin Netanyahu, falsely calling him an American folk figure who takes everyone’s money. The punchline is an absurd pun combining Benjamin Franklin’s appearance on the $100 bill with Netanyahu and a political-money stereotype.

• @deenya_md / 26521 2026-06-10