Student Paper: Donald Trump Jr. To Be Paid $100k For U. North Texas Speech

Donald Trump Jr., the son of President Donald Trump, speaks to media during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April,17, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Donald Trump Jr. will be paid $100,000 to speak at the University of North Texas in October, according to a contract published Thursday by the student-run North Texas Daily newspaper.

Funding for the Kuehne Speaker Series, for whose 2017-18 season Trump is the first speaker, comes from what the paper described as a mix of “private donors and sponsors, including the Office of the President and over 20 other UNT institutions.”

Trump’s contract also includes up to $5,000 for meals and travel, according to the North Texas Daily. UNT will provide his hotel accommodations.

In addition to attending a dinner on Oct. 23 and a VIP breakfast and reception the following morning before the event, Trump is contractually obligated to deliver a 30-minute address and take questions in a 30-minute Q&A.

“Questions provided ahead of time to Mr. Trump,” the contract notes.

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  1. “Questions provided ahead of time to Mr. Trump,” the contract notes.

    “Answers also provided ahead of time to Mr. Trump,” the contract notes.

  2. Funding comes from what the paper described as a mix of “private donors and sponsors”…

    So he’s being paid in rubles?

  3. Didn’t Republicans, Fox, Limbaugh, etc. lambast and lynch the Clintons for exorbitant speaking fees? (ignoring $2M fees by Repubs)
    At least they were a former President, SoS, Senator, and all that nonsense stuff.
    Not this intellectually-challenged, money-grubbing worthless piece of …

  4. Avatar for jsfox jsfox says:

    So wait didn’t this WATB complain mightily about Clinton doing just this? Then again I realize hypocrisy is too big a word for this intellectually bereft Klan.

  5. title of his speech

    My Daddy is Precident

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