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Demovictory9

(32,468 posts)
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:13 PM Mar 2020

" Trump - isn't being paid to be president and has given away his salary: "Nobody said thank you"


Yamiche Alcindor
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President Trump now noting that he isn't being paid to be president and has given away his salary: "Nobody said thank you. Nobody said thank you very much."

He adds, "I ran and everybody knew I was rich person. I built a company and people knew that."



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" Trump - isn't being paid to be president and has given away his salary: "Nobody said thank you" (Original Post) Demovictory9 Mar 2020 OP
I don't suppose anyone had the nerve to shout out what his golf trips have cost? nt dflprincess Mar 2020 #1
Trump certainly didn't thank us. C_U_L8R Mar 2020 #8
This times 1000. Capt. America Mar 2020 #28
You get what you pay for... catbyte Mar 2020 #2
We CANNOT wait until they report how much Trump has spent on his Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #3
I haven't given up hope on his tax returns but I guess that too is on hold Under The Radar Mar 2020 #4
I call shenanigans - trump has never given away a penny where he didn't get a dime in return getagrip_already Mar 2020 #5
I agree. He is making money off the presidency, that should be very clear to everyone Blue_true Mar 2020 #36
Needy old bastard, ain't he? nt procon Mar 2020 #6
Let's make a deal, whistledick Cirque du So-What Mar 2020 #7
Fuck you very much, Donnie, from the absolute bottom of my colon. marble falls Mar 2020 #9
I'll be thankful when he's no longer President. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #10
So now we're being ungrateful??? Backseat Driver Mar 2020 #11
How much do the American people spend on Merde-a-Plague-o golfing weekends? jls4561 Mar 2020 #12
How do we know that? And why should I thank him-- he didn't... TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 #13
"Nobody said thank you" MustLoveBeagles Mar 2020 #14
I'd like to compare the amount... pat_k Mar 2020 #15
One word... emoluments. Harker Mar 2020 #16
x1000 Capt. America Mar 2020 #29
I have a hard time believing he is not taking .. CatMor Mar 2020 #17
Oh, I think he may have donated it as a PR move... TDale313 Mar 2020 #23
Recently he donated a Quarterly salary payment .. CatMor Mar 2020 #24
Always aggrieved. NCDem47 Mar 2020 #18
Fuck you very much. milestogo Mar 2020 #19
Don't really know what species he is. spanone Mar 2020 #20
Oh, he's making bank. Count on it. TDale313 Mar 2020 #21
+1000 smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #25
yep Demovictory9 Mar 2020 #30
The bobbleheads around him are constantly Harker Mar 2020 #22
Ugghh. It makes me ill IcyPeas Mar 2020 #33
Easily. n/t Harker Mar 2020 #41
If I was him ... GeorgeGist Mar 2020 #26
Quit the phony job? Harker Mar 2020 #32
Fuck him. bamagal62 Mar 2020 #27
So a billionaire gives away $500K/yr. exboyfil Mar 2020 #31
I'm not buying it gratuitous Mar 2020 #34
According to this, his golf has cost 278 years of presidential salaries ooky Mar 2020 #35
Thanks, ooky. Up to 296 years, last time I saw it. Mc Mike Mar 2020 #42
Trumplethinskin is pretty needy these days. nt COLGATE4 Mar 2020 #37
Can we pay to make him leave this minute? marlakay Mar 2020 #38
First Faux pas Mar 2020 #39
Uh, note to SHITLER: Keep the salary, pay Secret Service + Javanka's grifting + etc. UTUSN Mar 2020 #40

catbyte

(34,425 posts)
2. You get what you pay for...
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:15 PM
Mar 2020


On edit: We'll thank that thing just as soon as it reimburses us taxpayers the approximately $133,000,000 of our money that thing has wasted on golf outings.

https://trumpgolfcount.com/

getagrip_already

(14,820 posts)
5. I call shenanigans - trump has never given away a penny where he didn't get a dime in return
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:18 PM
Mar 2020

Just look at the trump foundation. corrupt to the core. And the inauguration; where did that money go?

Charity my posterior. I don'[t even believe he isn't taking a salary. We haven't even seen his tax returns.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
13. How do we know that? And why should I thank him-- he didn't...
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:27 PM
Mar 2020

give shit to me.

BTW, he's not rich any more, if he ever was. His golf courses are all on the rocks, his buildings are leveraged to the hilt, even if he tends to own only 5% or so.

He couldn't even pull off a pump&dump a few years ago. He thought it was a great idea that he invented, but everyone was wise to him from the beginning.

MustLoveBeagles

(11,631 posts)
14. "Nobody said thank you"
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:28 PM
Mar 2020


Well Boo-fucking-hoo. Someone call a Wambulance.

President Trump now noting that he isn't being paid to be president and has given away his salary


Horseshit.

pat_k

(9,313 posts)
15. I'd like to compare the amount...
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:30 PM
Mar 2020

... Obama has given to charity in the past two decades to the amount DT has given to charity.

I have a funny feeling that Barak will come out on top, but what do I know?

DT looking for a thank you for giving $400,000 to various agencies/charities each year he's president says a lot more about the block of coal he calls a heart than anything else.

People who care and give from the heart aren't looking for thank you's. The thank you is in the good the money helps to accomplish in the world.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
17. I have a hard time believing he is not taking ..
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:34 PM
Mar 2020

the salary. Probably endorses the checks payable to the order of Melania Trump.

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
23. Oh, I think he may have donated it as a PR move...
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:41 PM
Mar 2020

Although he’s lied about donations before. That said, his salary is a fraction of how he intends on profiting financially from being in office.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
24. Recently he donated a Quarterly salary payment ..
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:49 PM
Mar 2020

that would be 100,000. He didnt say anything about the other 300,000.00. His businesses aren't doing well.

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
21. Oh, he's making bank. Count on it.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:38 PM
Mar 2020

He may have donated the salary as a PR move, but he has figured every angle imaginable to profit off this gig.

Harker

(14,030 posts)
22. The bobbleheads around him are constantly
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:40 PM
Mar 2020

thanking him for his "leadership."

Maybe if they licked his shoes...

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)
31. So a billionaire gives away $500K/yr.
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:02 PM
Mar 2020

Do a football dance. That is like most people giving away $50-$500 (based on a $100K to $1M net worth).

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
34. I'm not buying it
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:26 PM
Mar 2020

Release your tax returns, Needy Amin. I need to see independent proof for anything you say because you have such an extensive record of lying to the American people.

ooky

(8,926 posts)
35. According to this, his golf has cost 278 years of presidential salaries
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:29 PM
Mar 2020

and he "hasn't thanked" the taxpayers.

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/08/17/cost-of-trump-golf-trips.html

And that was back in August of last year.

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