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cynatnite

(31,011 posts) Mon Oct 21, 2019, 08:08 PM Oct 2019

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Herbert Hoover and John Kennedy donated their presidential salaries...

Well, Kennedy did keep $50,000 expense account for "public entertaining he must do as president".

Just FYI.

https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/21/trump-presidential-salary-053366

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Herbert Hoover and John Kennedy donated their presidential salaries... (Original Post) cynatnite Oct 2019 OP

"but history is not on his side." No, Politico. He lied. StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #1

JFK most certainly did donate his salary.. whathehell Oct 2019 #3

Where's proof that Trump does lame54 Oct 2019 #2

That is an excellent question rurallib Oct 2019 #4

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

1. "but history is not on his side." No, Politico. He lied.

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2019, 08:10 PM

Oct 2019

Just say it.

whathehell

(29,067 posts)

3. JFK most certainly did donate his salary..

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 21, 2019, 08:19 PM

Oct 2019

I'm old enough to remember his election and administration.

lame54

(35,292 posts)

2. Where's proof that Trump does

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2019, 08:18 PM

Oct 2019

rurallib

(62,418 posts)

4. That is an excellent question

Reply to lame54 (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 21, 2019, 08:25 PM

Oct 2019

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