Trump donates quarterly salary to Department of Veterans Affairs

[Right_in_Virginia]

Trump donates quarterly salary to Department of Veterans Affairs
The Hill, May 17, 2018, Brett Samuels

President Trump donated his salary for the first quarter of 2018 to the Department of Veterans Affairs, the White House said Thursday.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump’s $100,000 quarterly salary will go toward the VA’s caregiver programs. The president is donating his salary each quarter to "important projects," she said.

Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie attended Thursday’s press briefing to accept the donation. He said the money will go toward mental health and peer support programs, financial aid and research that will assist individuals who care for veterans.

"The president’s gift underscores his promise to do all he can for vets, which includes supporting those who care for veterans. Not just those of us at VA, but the husbands, the wives, the families and the community caregivers who are out there day in and day out," Wilkie said.


More:  http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/388174-trump-donates-quarterly-salary-to-department-of-veterans-affairs

[edpc]

"The president’s gift underscores his promise to do all he can for vets....."


.....but not as much as porn stars.  They're worth $130K.

[catfish1957]

Trump donates quarterly salary to Department of Veterans Affairs
The Hill, May 17, 2018, Brett Samuels

President Trump donated his salary for the first quarter of 2018 to the Department of Veterans Affairs, the White House said Thursday.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump’s $100,000 quarterly salary will go toward the VA’s caregiver programs. The president is donating his salary each quarter to "important projects," she said.

Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie attended Thursday’s press briefing to accept the donation. He said the money will go toward mental health and peer support programs, financial aid and research that will assist individuals who care for veterans.

"The president’s gift underscores his promise to do all he can for vets, which includes supporting those who care for veterans. Not just those of us at VA, but the husbands, the wives, the families and the community caregivers who are out there day in and day out," Wilkie said.


More:  http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/388174-trump-donates-quarterly-salary-to-department-of-veterans-affairs

Donate it back to government?  Like that is going to be an efficient way to help vets?

Sure gotta be better outlets than that. (i.e. Wounded Warriors or DAV)

p.s.  I still applaud the intent though.

[Right_in_Virginia]

"The president’s gift underscores his promise to do all he can for vets....."


.....but not as much as porn stars.  They're worth $130K.

Then you @edpc need to start a campaign to increase the President's salary.

[edpc]

Then you @edpc need to start a campaign to increase the President's salary.

He seems to do OK on his own, as he has complete access to his trust whenever he wants.  Since he's donating the people's money, anyway, he could kick in for the extra $30K.

[Suppressed]

A good gesture by the president.

[Frank Cannon]

The President is a class act.

[verga]

He seems to do OK on his own, as he has complete access to his trust whenever he wants.  Since he's donating the people's money, anyway, he could kick in for the extra $30K.

How much did Bubba and Obozo donate?

[aligncare]

How much did Bubba and Obozo donate?

Liberals are all talk, no show.

[edpc]

How much did Bubba and Obozo donate?

At least $100K and $250K, respectively.  Though the Clinton money may actually be Trump’s, since he and Ivanka both donated healthy sums to The Clinton Foundation.

[skeeter]

How much did Bubba and Obozo donate?

They donated as well. But since the both of them did very well as chief executives, from not-a-pot-to-piss-in to fabulously wealthy - a quarter billion and 40 million respectively - and Trump is personally losing money as president, their contributions suffer just a tiny bit by comparison.

[verga]

At least $100K and $250K, respectively.  Though the Clinton money may actually be Trump’s, since he and Ivanka both donated healthy sums to The Clinton Foundation.

They donated that much each to the VA wow. 

[edpc]

Trump is personally losing money as president.....

I guess you're the only one outside of Trump and his accountants to have seen his tax returns to know that.

[skeeter]

I guess you're the only one outside of Trump and his accountants to have seen his tax returns to know that.

Not really. Info can easily be found at many of your favorite sources.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/17/news/trump-billionaires-forbes-richest-americans/index.html

[edpc]

Not really. Info can easily be found at many of your favorite sources.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/17/news/trump-billionaires-forbes-richest-americans/index.html

Amazing.  He's really taking one for the team, huh?  Losing $7B in 3 years.   

Donald Trump: I'm worth $10 billion

https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/15/politics/donald-trump-financial-disclosure/index.html

[skeeter]

Amazing.  He's really taking one for the team, huh?  Losing $7B in 3 years.

Donald Trump: I'm worth $10 billion

https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/15/politics/donald-trump-financial-disclosure/index.html

Doh. Nailed me again with the old quote ploy.

Boy do I feel foolish now.