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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMay 2016: Trump's "$1 million donation" to Veterans, which also...never...HAPPENED.
By David A. Fahrenthold May 24, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/24/four-months-later-donald-trump-says-he-gave-1-million-to-veterans-group/
Almost four months after promising $1 million of his own money to veterans causes, Donald Trump moved to fulfill that pledge Monday evening promising the entire sum to a single charity as he came under intense media scrutiny.
Trump, now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, organized a nationally televised fundraiser for veterans causes in Des Moines on Jan. 28. That night, Trump said he had raised $6 million, including the gift from his own pocket.
Donald Trump gave $1 million, he said then.
As recently as last week, Trumps campaign manager had insisted that the mogul had already given that money away. But that was false: Trump had not.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/24/four-months-later-donald-trump-says-he-gave-1-million-to-veterans-group/
Almost four months after promising $1 million of his own money to veterans causes, Donald Trump moved to fulfill that pledge Monday evening promising the entire sum to a single charity as he came under intense media scrutiny.
Trump, now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, organized a nationally televised fundraiser for veterans causes in Des Moines on Jan. 28. That night, Trump said he had raised $6 million, including the gift from his own pocket.
Donald Trump gave $1 million, he said then.
As recently as last week, Trumps campaign manager had insisted that the mogul had already given that money away. But that was false: Trump had not.
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May 2016: Trump's "$1 million donation" to Veterans, which also...never...HAPPENED. (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Aug 2017
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Ilsa
(61,695 posts)1. I'll believe he gave the Harvey hurricane relief fund
$1,000,000 when the fund says they have received it and collected it.
tanyev
(42,572 posts)2. Yes. They need to verify whether that donation really happens.
And no, 500,000 framed photos of our heroic leader is not a substitute.
Danascot
(4,690 posts)5. Naw, it will probably be
MAGA hats and Ivanka shoes that aren't selling. Ya know, things flood victims need desperately.
Motley13
(3,867 posts)3. I think he was shamed into coughing up the money about 4 months later
but it probably came from the foundation, which is really other people's money
https://www.discussionist.com/1015834425
KelleyKramer
(8,969 posts)4. I remember that, thanks for the reminder!
This should be shared far and wide