Trump said he raised $6 million for vets. Now, his campaign says it was less. (Money still not distributed)

[RaceBannon]

Trump deserves to be kicked so hard in his a$$ that he'd be able to apply Preparation H with his toothbrush.

Agreed!

[Mod2]

Frank. You know the rules on forum spamming. You have posted that multiple times on multiple threads.

Pick three to keep up and delete the rest, or I delete all of them.

Follow up. Seriously? 15 effing times, including on the Nile crocodile thread?

14 copies deleted. Post it again in ANY context, even one where it would be appropriate, and you get a 3 day suspension. I dislike having my time wasted.

[ArneFufkin]

Trump also claimed Scott Walker and GOP Legislators turned a "$1 billion surplus into a $2.2 billion deficit because of tax cuts" when in fact the Wisconsin Governor signed a balanced budget (as mandated by state law) weeks earlier.

But, as we all know by now, Donald Trump is not even slightly interested in facts or the truth - especially when  smearing a highly successful conservative governor and Legislature  before a crowd of lefty union goons satisfies his fit of pique .

[ArneFufkin]

Frank. You know the rules on forum spamming. You have posted that multiple times on multiple threads.

Pick three to keep up and delete the rest, or I delete all of them.

Follow up. Seriously? 15 effing times, including on the Nile crocodile thread?

14 copies deleted. Post it again in ANY context, even one where it would be appropriate, and you get a 3 day suspension. I dislike having my time wasted.

I must have missed it.

Can you repost it?

(Just kidding)

[Bigun]

Trump campaign admits it did not raise $6 million for veterans

By Curt Devine
Updated 6:55 PM ET, Fri May 20, 2016

(CNN)When Donald Trump skipped a GOP debate in January to host a fundraiser for veterans, he touted its success by citing the $6 million raised for veterans groups. One problem -- that figure is inaccurate.

Following the rally in Des Moines, Iowa, the Trump campaign said the event raised $5 million and Trump personally contributed an additional $1 million. But campaign manager Corey Lewandowski told CNN Friday the amount raised was actually less than $6 million.

Lewandowski said he did not "know the exact number" off the top of his head and would confirm the number in coming days. He explained the discrepancy by saying at the time of the rally, Trump believed he had raised $6 million but more money had been pledged than was actually donated.

The Washington Post reported Friday that Lewandowski said the fundraiser actually netted about $4.5 million. Lewandowski told CNN that number is incorrect.

Trump has made support for veterans a cornerstone of his presidential bid, saying at the January 28 fundraiser, "Our vets are being mistreated... and it's not going to happen anymore."

But the fundraiser was light in details from the very beginning. The website initially setup to collect funds did not disclose which charities would benefit but simply said "Honor their valor" and "Donate now to help our veterans." Since the event, questions about the money raised have followed him on the campaign trail.

In March, after a CNN report aired questioning the contributions, Trump's campaign provided a list showing 27 veterans organizations had received a total of $2.9 million to date, but the campaign did not confirm when the rest of the funds would be dispersed.

Excerpt: More at link with video.  http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/20/politics/trump-veterans-6-million-not-raised

[Bigun]

Yet another lie exposed!

[BigHomer]

Yet another lie exposed!

[libertyandfreedom]

So are you claiming that  "at least $3.1 million in donations" hasn't been made to veterans groups?  It's from the same article.

Lewandowski said Trump has decided on about two dozen groups that will get the remainder of the money in the next couple of weeks. He said the groups have been vetted and had been chosen by word-of-mouth within the Trump campaign or from causes Trump had supported before.

Any idea how much other candidates had raised and contributed to veterans groups?

I made no such claim.  I said exactly what I meant.  Didn't you read my post?

[washi]

Even with the lower total, Trump’s fundraiser brought in millions of dollars for veterans’ charities. The Washington Post’s accounting, based on interviews with charities, has found at least $3.1 million in donations that have been made to veterans groups.

So, are you saying that you are so in the tank for Trump, that he can lie, and say he raised $6 million, when in reality it was only $3 million (none of which, it sounds like has actually made it to any veterans' charities) and you would still shill for him here?

[montanajoe]

So, are you saying that you are so in the tank for Trump, that he can lie, and say he raised $6 million, when in reality it was only $3 million (none of which, it sounds like has actually made it to any veterans' charities) and you would still shill for him here?

Yep that's what the poster is saying and saying and saying .....I'm in the tank for Trump.  After being here a few days I got bored listening to his same old, same old, post after post, led me to my favorite feature here ...Ignore, check it out in your profile...

[truth_seeker]

So, are you saying that you are so in the tank for Trump, that he can lie, and say he raised $6 million, when in reality it was only $3 million (none of which, it sounds like has actually made it to any veterans' charities) and you would still shill for him here?

I read elsewhere, that although $6 million was pledged, that amount has not all been collected yet.

Not at all unusual for such efforts.

[A-Lert]

So, are you saying that you are so in the tank for Trump, that he can lie, and say he raised $6 million, when in reality it was only $3 million (none of which, it sounds like has actually made it to any veterans' charities) and you would still shill for him here?

No , I'm saying your eyes are brown and you don't read or comprehend plain English.

[libertybele]

Yep that's what the poster is saying and saying and saying .....I'm in the tank for Trump.  After being here a few days I got bored listening to his same old, same old, post after post, led me to my favorite feature here ...Ignore, check it out in your profile...

 

[txradioguy]

So, are you saying that you are so in the tank for Trump, that he can lie, and say he raised $6 million, when in reality it was only $3 million (none of which, it sounds like has actually made it to any veterans' charities) and you would still shill for him here?

Yes he will do exactly that.

[txradioguy]

I read elsewhere, that although $6 million was pledged, that amount has not all been collected yet.

Not at all unusual for such efforts.

LOL! Bless your heart.