May 2016: Trump's "$1 million donation" to Veterans, which also...never...HAPPENED.

[Miles Archer]

By David A. Fahrenthold May 24, 2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/24/four-months-later-donald-trump-says-he-gave-1-million-to-veterans-group/

Almost four months after promising $1 million of his own money to veterans’ causes, Donald Trump moved to fulfill that pledge Monday evening — promising the entire sum to a single charity as he came under intense media scrutiny.

Trump, now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, organized a nationally televised fundraiser for veterans’ causes in Des Moines on Jan. 28. That night, Trump said he had raised $6 million, including the gift from his own pocket.

“Donald Trump gave $1 million,” he said then.

As recently as last week, Trump’s campaign manager had insisted that the mogul had already given that money away. But that was false: Trump had not.

[Ilsa]

1. I'll believe he gave the Harvey hurricane relief fund

$1,000,000 when the fund says they have received it and collected it.

[tanyev]

2. Yes. They need to verify whether that donation really happens.

And no, 500,000 framed photos of our heroic leader is not a substitute.

[Danascot]

5. Naw, it will probably be

MAGA hats and Ivanka shoes that aren't selling. Ya know, things flood victims need desperately.

[Motley13]

3. I think he was shamed into coughing up the money about 4 months later

but it probably came from the foundation, which is really other people's money


https://www.discussionist.com/1015834425

[KelleyKramer]

4. I remember that, thanks for the reminder!

This should be shared far and wide