BREAKING: Donald Trump Jr. to be paid $100,000 to speak at University of North Texas

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BREAKING: Donald Trump Jr. to be paid $100,000 to speak at UNT's Kuehne Speaker Series, according to documents obtained by the Daily.

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What makes Don Jr worth 100K as a speaker? #BetsyDeVos is awarding UNT 5 million $$ for its' capital fund. @UNTnews @CNN @Amy_Siskind @MSNBC

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Donald Trump Jr. to be paid a non-refundable $100,000 fee to speak at UNT Kuehne Speaker Series. http://ntdaily.com/donald-trump-jr-to-be-paid-100000-for-unt-kuehne-series-

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Donald Trump Jr. to be paid $100,000 for UNT Kuehne Series speech

August 31
18:04
2017
by Sarah Sarder

Donald Trump Jr. will be paid $100,000 to speak at the University of North Texas’ Kuehne Speaker Series on Oct. 24, according to executed contracts between UNT and Trump Jr. obtained by the North Texas Daily through a Freedom of Information Act request. ... The university has not yet executed a contract for the venue, although the contract lists the location as AT&T Stadium.

Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Donald Trump, will be speaking at the event for 30 minutes, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session. The contract includes stipulations for Trump to attend a dinner on Oct. 23, a V.I.P. breakfast and photo op the next morning and a V.I.P. reception and photo op before his speech. Questions for the Q&A will be provided to Trump Jr. ahead of time.

UNT could not produce documents regarding sponsors of the 2017-2018 series at the time of this story. ... The university contributed a total of $132,500 for the 2016-2017 series as sponsors.

According to the contracts, along with his payment, Trump Jr. will receive lodging, meals and travel accommodations on behalf of UNT at a maximum total cost of $5,000.

[SharonClark]

1. Who are the right-wing sponsors buying their way onto campus?

"UNT could not produce documents regarding sponsors of the 2017-2018 series at the time of this story. ... The university contributed a total of $132,500 for the 2016-2017 series as sponsors. "

We could all come up with hundreds of excellent speakers UNT could invite to speak, but they leave it to corrupt right-wingers to decide who can speak based on their "sponsorship".

From the UNT website: http://giving.unt.edu/content/unt-announces-speakers-2016-17-kuehne-speaker-series.

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- During the 2016-17 academic year, the University of North Texas Kuehne Speaker Series will feature lectures from Rudy Giuliani, 107th mayor of New York City, and Charles Gasparino, senior correspondent for Fox Business Network.

The UNT Kuehne Speaker Series was created in fall 2013 with support from UNT alumnus Ernie W. Kuehne, a 1966 graduate who is the president and board chairman of Kuehne Oil Co. The series provides a forum for speakers and attendees to have conversations about topics of national and global relevance.


And from https://kuehneseries.unt.edu/past-speakers
They have an affinity for FOX News hosts and right-wing crazy military men.

[Bleacher Creature]

2. Grifters gotta grift. NT

[Blue_Tires]

3. I'm old enough to remember when there were 50 threads on DU

outraged over Hillary/Obama giving a paid speech somewhere...

And this story barely gets any goddamned replies...

[Freethinker65]

4. And he will donate all of this unearned money to combat Harvey damage. Not.

[Aristus]

5. Wow. The University of North Texas needs to raise its standards.

A paid speaker is supposed to make a speech, not spew verbal vomit.

[LakeArenal]

6. I will enjoy reading the published transcript....

Just sayin'....