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Thanks for the link, but I note that it reports on what the White House says is being donated. Is there any available verification of actual numbers? Given past

Thanks for the link, but I note that it reports on what the White House says is being donated. Is there any available verification of actual numbers? Given past history I wouldn't trust Trump's self reporting of charitable or similar donations until the check cleared with independent verification from the recipients - and unless it was a money order I'd probably want a month or two extra before believing it had really cleared. Edit: for anyone who feels this is unjustified, I would love to see links to charitable organizations confirming receipt of donations from the president or the Trump Organization. Direct from the charity, confirmation to reputable news organizations, responses in interviews, anything like that - I don't want things excluded on technicalities.

pg_bot 8y ago
I mean there are press conferences where his press secretary is literally handing over a check to the head of the respective agency. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZkLEmJvDjQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZkLEmJvDjQ [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr8li6hpC2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr8li6hpC2s [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftt_y__EP7w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftt_y__EP7w [3]: https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4714620/trump-donates-4thq-salary-department-transportation https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4714620/trump-donates-4thq-sa...
- ceejayoz 8y ago
  Trump has used fake props before: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-press-conference-folders-business-plan-empire-blank-fake-handover-donald-jr-eric-a7523426.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-tru...
  - fencepost 8y ago
    Perhaps so, but I'll agree with pg_bot - there actually are times when he's followed through on donations. I'm not sure what percentage of his promised donations they are, but he has donated at least some of the money he's pledged to.

pg_bot 8y ago

I mean there are press conferences where his press secretary is literally handing over a check to the head of the respective agency. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZkLEmJvDjQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZkLEmJvDjQ [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr8li6hpC2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr8li6hpC2s [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftt_y__EP7w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftt_y__EP7w [3]: https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4714620/trump-donates-4thq-salary-department-transportation https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4714620/trump-donates-4thq-sa...

ceejayoz 8y ago
Trump has used fake props before: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-press-conference-folders-business-plan-empire-blank-fake-handover-donald-jr-eric-a7523426.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-tru...
- fencepost 8y ago
  Perhaps so, but I'll agree with pg_bot - there actually are times when he's followed through on donations. I'm not sure what percentage of his promised donations they are, but he has donated at least some of the money he's pledged to.