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BS. Trump's profits from his business interests far outweigh his presidential salary. Trump is lining his own pockets like no president has ever done before. And let's see those tax returns. Then we can see how much he's given to charity over the years. You don't suppose that the fact that he has given very little (if anything) is one reason he won't release his tax info do you?
Actually, in NY, he's known for being stingy and only spending money on himself. I bet you the Obamas have donated more cash to charities, in addition to their time, than Trump ever has.
"...Back in April, Fahrenthold and Rosalind S. Helderman reported that they couldn’t find a single cash donation to charity that Trump personally had made over the previous five years.
...The Trump campaign had provided the newspaper with a list of donations made by the candidate, but many turned out to be gifts-in-kind from Trump’s businesses, such as free rounds of golf at Trump courses donated to charity auctions, and land-conservation agreements to forgo development rights on Trump-owned properties..."
The only cash donations were from the Donald J. Trump Foundation, the family charity that Trump established in 1988. But the Post also pointed out that Trump hadn’t given any of his own money to the Trump Foundation since 2008..."
I think it's likely that one of the most self defeating things about Trump is that he's never stepped outside of himself, so to speak, and examined his relationship with his father compared to others or to what's healthy. He's never done that, which might be a step toward using his privilege for more good, and might help unlock true happiness for him. Others from similar circumstances, with similar dynamics with their fathers, may have tried and been largely unsuccessful re such examinations....but I wonder if Trump has even attempted such. He seems, to me, to lack the introspection to ever do so.
For the first time ever, I did not vote for president as I could not in good conscience vote for either candidate. That said, watching the incessant childish tantrums and pure hatred oozing out of every pore of some fellow citizens saddens me. I would not want to go through life as such a miserable, bitter and angry person. We don’t always get what we want but a presidency only lasts four years, at most eight. smh
So Trump is giving 400K away -- getting a tax right off.
He probably use to give that much money to charity for tax credits etc...anyways.....
Trump doubled the fees to Mar A Lago after he became President. He's doing okay. (just one example of how Trump has made money off of being a President).
It is a known fact that he is given away his salary every quarter. As I said up thread, even Politifact marks this as true.
Okay. My bad. I haven't read the whole thread. If Politifact (certainly not a Pro-Trump organization) says it is true re Trump, then that is good enough for me....and, IMO, should be good enough for other cynics.
ETA: I just checked, and I hadn't gotten to that upthread post you referred to yet. The previous post I replied to was partway down page 5, I had read the first 4 pages and half of page 5, and your upthread post is on page 6.
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Irrespective of whether it is about you or not, your question about Trump and a cookie still elicited a laugh from me.
Okay. My bad. I haven't read the whole thread. If Politifact (certainly not a Pro-Trump organization) says it is true re Trump, then that is good enough for me....and, IMO, should be good enough for other cynics.
