Trump Defends Foundation After Announcing He Will Dissolve Charity

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2015, file photo, Donald Trump speaks at the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (AP Photo/Randall Hill, File)
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After announcing this weekend that he would dissolve his foundation to avoid any potential conflicts of interest, Donald Trump on Monday published tweets defending his charity.

Trump boasted that he gave millions of dollars to the foundation. But as the Washington Post reported back in October, Trump has not donated to his own charity since 2008.

The President-elect said in a Saturday statement that he would shut down the foundation.

“The Foundation has done enormous good works over the years in contributing millions of dollars to countless worthy groups, including supporting veterans, law enforcement officers and children. However, to avoid even the appearance of any conflict with my role as President I have decided to continue to pursue my strong interest in philanthropy in other ways,” he said in the statement. “I am very proud of the money that has been raised for many organizations in need, and I am also very proud of the fact that the Foundation has operated at essentially no cost for decades, with 100% of the money going to charity, but because I will be devoting so much time and energy to the Presidency and solving the many problems facing our country and the world, I don’t want to allow good work to be associated with a possible conflict of interest.”

The New York attorney general’s office, which is investigating Trump’s foundation, said that he cannot dissolve the charity until their probe is complete.

Trump’s campaign came under intense scrutiny during the campaign after reports that he use charity money to settle a legal dispute in Florida and to buy items like a self-portrait for himself. The Trump Foundation also gave money to a political group backing Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi just before her office declined to join an investigation into Trump University.

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  1. LibTards haTe successFul meN who Give theiR own moNey to worthy Causes likE women, chilDren and trumP!!!1!!1!!1one!!1!!!

  2. just wondering… do Cheeto Donnie’s chins multiply or does his weave just add more layers or both when he lies?

  3. I am also very proud of the fact that the Foundation has operated at essentially no cost for decades, with 100% of the money going to charity…

    Well, that and to settle fines for a zoning violation relating to the unapproved height of a flag pole at one of your resorts. And $12,000 to buy a Tim Tebow helmet that no one in your organization will identify as being the new owner. Oh, and for the purchase of a self portrait that hangs in one of your properties. Oh, and $25,000 to Pam Bondi, probably to scuttle a state investigation of Trump University (since repaid-ahem-allegedly). Likely there are a few dozen additional less than charitable uses money has been expended on. But, like your taxes, well guarded behind a wall of lawyers and privacy claims.
    
     Fuck you, Donnie.
  4. It will not be dissolved. It will be redone to present the illusion of something different. Whatever Trump says, as his history has demonstrated, the opposite is true.

  5. Alternate Headline: "Short-Fingered Vulgarian Acts Like Short-Fingered Vulgarian."

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