WH: Trump To Give 'A Million Dollars Of Personal Money' To Harvey Relief Aid

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By ESME CRIBB Published AUGUST 31, 2017 3:52 PM

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday said President Donald Trump pledged “a million dollars of personal money” to Hurricane Harvey relief aid.

“He would like to join in the efforts that a lot of the people that we’ve seen across this country do and he’s pledging a million dollars of personal money to the fund,” Sanders said during her daily briefing.

She said Trump asked her to take “suggestions” from reporters in the briefing room about “the groups and organizations that are best and most effective in helping and providing aid.”

“But as I said, he’ll pledge proudly a million dollars of his own personal money to help the people of both Texas and Louisiana,” Sanders said.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/white-house-trump-to-donate-a-million-dollars-harvey-aid

[RKP5637]

1. Fake Check! Fake Check! Fake Check! n/t

[Control-Z]

2. Sure he will. Not.

Someone else's money, maybe.

[TexasBushwhacker]

5. Ueah, it will be from his "foundation"

Which he hasn't put his own money into in years.

[Stuart G]

3. Who will fork over that million?....Trump or Sandra Bullock? She said the same?

..???...........I know who I trust, and it ain't Trump....

oh. WAIT....this said she ALREADY... donated the million..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141856354

[Warpy]

4. If he does, it'll be the first money he's given to anybody

that wasn't either an overt or implied bribe.

Don't hold your breath waiting for that money.

[FakeNoose]

33. If he takes a tax write-off for the charitable donation

...maybe he'll finally show us his tax returns?

I'm not holding my breath for that!

[NewJeffCT]

6. make sure he sends a bank check or wires the money

don't take a personal check from Trump.

And, he'll likely use campaign funds or the Trump Foundation to pay the money

[Marthe48]

7. Just like he gave money after 9/11?

I think NYC is still waiting for his check.

[rurallib]

8. .01% of his money if he has $10 billion

or like a person making $50,000 giving $5.

Give til it hurts, Donnie.

And don't take it out of the foundation funds you asshole.

[7962]

12. I doubt he has ONE billion, let alone 10! nt

[rurallib]

14. just going by what he claims!

[7962]

63. I think thats the big reason he doesnt release his returns;

he doesnt make nearly as much as he claims.

[tblue37]

72. That and the Russian deals, the debt to Russian mobsters, and the money laundering. nt

[7962]

73. His returns wouldnt reveal that anyway.

Interest you pay thats listed as a deduction doesnt specify WHO the debt is owed to. Neither are partners. Very little of what everyone is looking for would be in his tax returns.
EXCEPT a much lower gross income than his supporters think!! Which, to him, is the worst thing that could be revealed

[ancianita]

9. Altogether now...

[liberalmuse]

10. He's done this before.

If he actually gives the relief fund the money, good for him. I doubt they'll see a single penny given his past history with loudly proclaimed "donations" that never actually materialized.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

65. Many "donations" actually were...

Free or discounted use of his resort facilities for meetings or conventions for the related charity. In some cases I believe investigators found the rates claimed were inflated for the event so he could deduct more.

In this case, he'll give the disaster survivors a 10% discount on 9-hole greens fees at his New Jersey golf course, up to 1-mil. total. Good on rain days only with transportation, food and lodging not included. Offer expires in 30 days!

[7962]

11. Pictures or it never happened. Lets see the donation if he does it nt

[Dopers_Greed]

13. This is money he's stolen from the American people anyway

[llmart]

20. Exactly!

While Americans are forking over taxpayer money to keep his grifter family employed and extra security costs that have already gone over budget, not to mention his every weekend vacations, he's already received more than a million dollars he wasn't entitled to.

Plus, he's all talk. There will be no personal money from him.

[Ford_Prefect]

15. More invisible money, and only chump change at that.

He should be made to walk the streets and deliver some of that aid he promised in person. I can think of a few Houston neighborhoods that would shock his tender sensibilities.

[Angry Dragon]

43. invisible money............ I like it

[dalton99a]

16. Completely meaningless unless confirmed as received in full by the recipient

[Achilleaze]

17. That's 0.1% of Mr. Republican 'Billionaire' Draft-Dodger's fortune

pretty damn pathetic.

Bet he never delivers the full amount. republican Comrade Casino is notorious for that.

republican "values"

[Angry Dragon]

44. I believe .0001

[Achilleaze]

46. You're probably right

I was sick the day they took mathematics

[Eliot Rosewater]

18. So he says.

Says lots of stuff, most if not all of it turns out not to be true, though.

BTW, the news should NOT be he gives one million, it should be "billionaire on record for being the least generous human to ever live"

[BumRushDaShow]

36. And what you posted

is the very reason he and his organization have been absolutely shunned by the New York City blue bloods that he so craves to be a part of.

[louis-t]

19. I don't think he has a million in "personal money".

Maybe he can borrow it from Pootie.

[yallerdawg]

21. All the other 'celebrities' are pledging $1,000,000.

He just can't be outdone - ever!

[PatSeg]

27. The difference is

the "other celebrities" will actually pay it!

[Calista241]

41. I question whether anyone really pays what the press release says.

Just like governments pledging global relief, the eyes will be off the celebs in a few weeks and will anyone follow up to check if they really gave money?

[PatSeg]

48. Good point

Trump is counting on it, but now people are paying attention to his empty promises.

[Aristus]

22. Don't overextend yourself there, Gandhi...

[Honeycombe8]

23. That's a good thing. But what we REALLY need is for him NOT to cut the FEMA budget. nt

[procon]

24. Like when he collected money for vets, but held it until shamed into releasing it. nt

[lark]

25. Just another drumpf lie.

Will he give the money to his "not really" charity or lie and say he gave and didn't? You know damn well he will never donate his personal money to anyone else, never has, never will.

[PatSeg]

26. Yeah right

He has such a good reputation about living up to his pledges. "The check is in the mail.............suckers fall for it every time."

In this case, he would have been better off saying nothing. It only brings up all his broken promises and his fraudulent Trump foundation, just when a lot of people had forgotten.

[BumRushDaShow]

28. They will never see a dime.

Lots of people "pledge". I can "pledge" $1 billion dollars but would or could I ever follow-through with that?

She said Trump asked her to take “suggestions” from reporters in the briefing room about “the groups and organizations that are best and most effective in helping and providing aid.”

Didn't he make the same above promise about his salary? It's all complete bullshit.

[LuckyLib]

61. The so-called POTUS has all the research capability he

needs at his beck and call. Why would he need to get from reporters which are the best and most legitimate?

What a crock. Self-aggrandizing bullshit. Stop it, Trump, just stop!

[packman]

29. Yah

[The_Casual_Observer]

30. What is "Harvey Relief Aid?"

[Wellstone ruled]

31. Wow!!

Donnie is writing another check he can not cash. Three dollar bills?

[Kali]

34. guys a cumpulsive liar, doubt anybody will ever see it or it will be some convoluted transaction

that actually makes a profit for his corrupt family.

[3catwoman3]

45. That is a great emoji.

DU needs to add it to our collection.

[Kali]

70. I agree!

then I don't have to go searching for it in my picture files

[Vinca]

35. Why do I think this will be other people's money that was donated to the Trump Foundation?

[Beartracks]

56. Or leftover campaign funds. Or...

... Trump U tuition. Lol

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[MrScorpio]

37. Thanks for laugh

[NecklyTyler]

38. If it is that important, why doesn't he give it all?

[not fooled]

39. Governance by stunt

That's the dump way. Hope this one doesn't distract too many 'Muricans from his toxicity.

[6000eliot]

40. Will the check be filed in the basket with the 9/11 donation by "accident?"

[Squinch]

42. More Trumpian bullshit.

[appleannie1943]

47. I will believe it only when I see it. He has signed contracts to pay people too.

[olddad56]

49. probably some sort of money laundering scheme.

[KatyMan]

50. If a person is worth a couple billion

A million bucks is like me giving a dime. How about a cool billion Donald? free
market and all...

[LisaM]

51. Note she says "will pledge".

I'll believe it when I see it. Worse, he'll probably do it through his crooked foundation and claim a write off.

Or he could pull a Barbara Bush and donate the money, stipulating that it be used to by goods from one of his kids.

[roamer65]

52. I won't believe it until I see a cancelled check.

...and the recipient acknowledges the deposit.

[riverbendviewgal]

53. Today leo DeCaprio gave a million to

The Harvey United Way relief fund.

[doc03]

54. Other peoples money from his fake foundation no doubt nt

[Beartracks]

55. He'll "pledge" the money. But will he actually ever SEND the money?

And if he does send it, will he have to borrow it from Russia?

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[unblock]

57. it's "personal money". not *his* personal money, but someone's personal money.

[6000eliot]

58. How do you know it's a lie?

Nobody says "a million dollars of personal money."

[secondwind]

59. Will believe it when I see it. n/t

[JDC]

60. Pledge and donate are 2 distinctly different things

*45 Does plenty of pledging. It's his lifelong, documented failure at delivery that is what counts and should be noted.

If he does, great for him.

[MGKrebs]

62. OK fine. But he is in a position to actually make a much bigger difference than that.

They are going to need multiple Billions and he has a lot of control over how much goes to relief efforts. I'm sure every million helps, but he he'll be making decisions about tens or hundreds of millions.

[LudwigPastorius]

64. President Donald Trump pledged a million dollars of personal money to Hurricane Harvey relief aid.

Yeah, Trump says a lot of shit, most of which isn't true.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-camp-made-three-big-promises-to-donate-money-to-charity-what-happened/2017/03/17/7c9ebaec-0a72-11e7-a15f-a58d4a988474_story.html?utm_term=.8ec2a8740512

[jmowreader]

66. Yeah, right

Is that coming out of the "money foreign governments have paid him to rent space at his properties" account, the "money his own government-provided Secret Service bodyguards have paid him to rent golf carts and hotel rooms at his properties" account, or the "money the Secret Service has paid him to rent space in Trump Tower so they could guard his wife" account?

[Demsrule86]

67. Sure he will. I will believe that when I see a cashed check and proof where the

money came from.

[Hieronymus]

68. I want to see the cancelled check.

[Hugin]

69. It'll be listed as a deduction on his tax returns...

We can look at those.

[truthisfreedom]

71. Michael Dell is contributing $36M to the victims of Harvey.

45 is a wimp by comparison.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/business/michael-dell-foundation-harvey.html