Although Donald Trump has touted his generous donations to charity, over the last five years, the Republican presidential candidate has not made any monetary donations, according to a Washington Post report.
Trump has said he’s donated $102 million to charities, but the Washington Post found that instead of cash, he donated rounds of golf and made agreements not to develop land.
He also made charitable donations through his Donald J. Trump Foundation, but the Post found that he did not personally contribute to that organization between 2009 and 2014.
The chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, Allen Weisselberg, told the Post that the list of donations reviewed by the paper was not a complete list and that the real estate mogul has made personal donations.
“We want to keep them quiet,” Weisselberg said. “He doesn’t want other charities to see it. Then it becomes like a feeding frenzy.”
Read the full Washington Post investigation here.
Quelle surprise? And here we thought the #1 reason he didn’t want to release any tax returns was his vast overstatement of his wealth!
What an oily weasel. As low as he is, this does surprise me for one reason: acting as a charity or holding out any organization as a charity, accepting donations and not forwarding them is serious business that the local state authorities look into. If he’s run this past his many lawyers, perhaps he’s legally safe from any prosecution.
But in the court of public opinion, this will backfire badly IMO and one can bet some will file lawsuits against Trump for at least deception. It’ll be fun to see him try and squirm out of this one!
But only the best rounds of golf. Really, really great rounds of golf with the finest people. Unbelievably great people and great rounds of golf.
I hope folks are starting to catch on that this guy has no actual substance and that it’s all show.
I’m shocked…shock I tell you…ok not really…
Time for those charities to start handing out golf games to every Mexican, Muslim and woman they can find!
So, this “good Christian” doesn’t tithe? He doesn’t give 10% of his income to a church, and church, as outlined in the bible? Or maybe his staff of lackies didn’t get to that part when briefing him - I don’t think it’s in Two Corinthians…
He’s nothing but a lying, pig-eyed sack of shit - but that comes as no surprise to anyone who can see beyond the faux gold facade.