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Published 3 years ago

Did Trump Follow His Pledge to Donate His Salary?

Summary by Ground News
Mr Trump pledged to make the donations during his campaign, in an effort to demonstrate his supposed vast wealth and that he couldn’t be bought off as a politician. It’s unclear whether the money kept flowing at the end of the Trump administration. More than a dozen federal agencies were mum on whether they received a final gift.

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The IndependentThe Independent

Mystery of $220,000 of Trump’s presidential salary that he promised to donate but disappeared

Trump boasted that he was foregoing ‘a lot of money’

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom
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The Washington PostThe Washington Post

Did Trump follow his pledge to donate the last 6 months of his presidential pay? It’s a mystery.

Trump never announced a recipient of the final $220,000 of his salary. His post-presidential office has not said where it went.

3 years ago
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Raw StoryRaw Story

Questions raised about Trump's pledge to donate all of his presidential paychecks

According to a report from the Washington Post's David Fahrenthold, who has been tracking Donald Trump's financial dealings dating back to when he began his only term as president in 2016, the ex-president's pledge to donate all of his government paychecks seems to have fallen by the wayside during ...

3 years ago·United States
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Political WirePolitical Wire

Did Trump Follow His Pledge to Donate His Salary?

“Donald Trump promised to give away his $400,000 presidential salary. And he kept that promise, publicly announcing each gift — at least, for his first three and a half years in office. Then, in the middle of last year, the announcements stopped,” the Washington Post reports.“Trump’s White House never said where — or even if — he donated the last $220,000 of his salary, covering the final six months of 2020 and the first 20 days of 2021.”

3 years ago·New York, United States
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AlternetAlternet

Trump’s final 6 months of presidential pay remain a ‘mystery’: report

In the United States, presidents earn an annual taxpayer-funded salary of $400,000. Former President Donald Trump vowed to give his salary away, but according to reporting by journalist David A. Fahrenthold in the Washington Post, it is unclearly exactly how much Trump gave away in 2020 and late 2021.Fahrenthold, in an article published on July 30, reports, "Donald Trump promised to give away his $400,000 presidential salary. And he kept that pr…

3 years ago·Washington, United States
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TruthoutTruthout

Trump May Have Broken Promise to Donate Salary in Last Year as President

Former President Donald Trump, as a candidate for office during the 2016 presidential election cycle, promised to donate his entire executive salary back to the federal government if he was chosen to be president. Half a year after he exited the White House, it’s unclear whether he fulfilled that pledge.An analysis from The Washington Post cannot account for $220,000 of Trump’s salary donations. That amount is derived from the last six months he…

3 years ago·Sacramento, United States
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