US EditionPresident Trump donates salary to White House renovations
- On August 6, 2025, President Donald Trump revealed that he would be contributing the earnings from his initial month in his second term to the organization responsible for preserving and restoring the White House.
- Trump has consistently donated his quarterly presidential salary since 2017 to various national initiatives, including the Department of Interior and National Park Service.
- The White House Press Secretary revealed Trump and other donors will fund a 90,000 square-foot State Ballroom, a project responding to a 150-year-long need for larger event space.
- Leavitt noted that the new $200 million ballroom will accommodate a significantly larger number of guests compared to existing facilities, with construction planned to begin in September 2025 as renovations proceed.
- These donations and construction efforts reflect ongoing improvements and beautification at the White House intended to serve future administrations and the American people.
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Trump says he’s the only President since Washington to donate salary, highlights White House renovations
Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that he is the only US president since George Washington to donate his entire salary, highlighting that his first paycheck went to the White House Historical Association. He also praised ongoing renovation efforts at the White House.
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Real News FeedTrump Announces Where First Paycheck Is Being Donated
Donald Trump is donating his Presidential salary. Trump revealed that his first paycheck will be going to the White House Historical Association. Trump wrote, “My first “Paycheck” went to the White House Historical Association, as we make much needed renovations to the beautiful “People’s House.” Great improvements and beautification is taking place at the White House, at levels not seen since its original creation.” Truth Social: I am proud to …
Trump to donate first presidential paycheck of second term to White House ‘beautification’
ThePatriotLight - US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 6. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Katherine Mosack3:51 PM – Wednesday, August 6, 2025 On Truth Social, President Trump announced that he would be donating his first paycheck of his second term to the White House Historical Association to support ongoing renovations to “The People’s House.” During his…
During his first term, President Trump also donated his $400,000 annual salary, paid in quarterly installments of $100,000, to various government agencies, from the Small Business Administration to the Department of Health and Human Services, declaring that he had "faithfully donated his entire salary since taking office," in line with his campaign promises, according to TIME magazine.
Donald Trump Donates Presidential Paycheck to White House Historical Association
President Donald Trump has donated his first presidential paycheck to the White House Historical Association, continuing his unusual practice from his first term of donating his salary, unlike most of his predecessors. Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday to The post Trump Donates First Presidential Paycheck to White House Historical Association appeared first on Breitbart.
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