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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAfter Pledging to Donate Salary, Drumpf Declines to Release Proof
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/after-pledging-donate-salary-trump-declines-release-proof-n732466President Donald Drumpf pledged to forgo a presidential salary, but as his second payday approaches, the White House is declining to say if the president has donated any of his earnings yet.
During the campaign, Drumpf promised he would take "no salary" if elected a pledge he reiterated after he won.
"I'm not going to the take the salary," he said on CBS' "60 Minutes" in November.
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Under the law, Drumpf would receive his first monthly paycheck for $33,333 in February, and another $33,333 on March 20.
Salary donations are not the only area where Drumpf's pledges to donate revenue are lacking transparency.
During the transition, Drumpf also unveiled a plan to "donate all profits from foreign governments' patronage of his hotels and similar businesses" to the Treasury Department. The plan was released by Drumpf's private law firm, Morgan Lewis, but no system or accounting has been released for how or when such donations will be processed or disclosed.
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After Pledging to Donate Salary, Drumpf Declines to Release Proof (Original Post)
RockaFowler
Mar 2017
OP
Don the Con lives down to his handle, a true ass-wipe that should be flushed down the sewer pipe!
FreeStateDemocrat
Mar 2017
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Jonny Appleseed
(960 posts)1. I kept saying this, why believe him and even report on it?
He crashed an AIDs charity once for fucks sake
dalton99a
(81,459 posts)2. Donald Trump does not give or donate. Period.
FreeStateDemocrat
(2,654 posts)3. Don the Con lives down to his handle, a true ass-wipe that should be flushed down the sewer pipe!
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)4. Let me channel President Trump's supporters
"He never said that."
"He was just talking metaphorically."
"So? How much did you give to charity last year? Lemme see YOUR tax returns, libtard!"
"Nobody took him seriously."
"You lost, get over it."
packman
(16,296 posts)5. $33k a month???
No wonder he's doing a shit job - That won't keep him in Depends