WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee will donate money to hurricane relief efforts.
A White House spokeswoman, Lindsay Walters, says the committee will contribute $3 million to hurricane recovery.
The New York Times first reported on the plans — saying the money would go to the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and the Samaritan’s Purse.
The inaugural committee raised an unprecedented $107 million about eight months ago. But as of several weeks ago, the committee had not started contributing to charity, as promised.
Trump insiders have told The Associated Press that there’s confusion about how much money the committee has left.
Peanuts…and seeing is believing, if it ever happens at all. Besides, the fucker will just deduct it from his taxes as charity since essentially the inaugural committee’s money has become tRump’s private slush fund like the foundation scams he’s famous for using to make himself look generous. It’s always other people’s money, so no sweat off his bottom line. Corrupt piece of shit.
Plus, I seriously doubt that’ll make a dent in all that taxpayer money that Puerto Rican citizens had to cough up to bail out tRump’s failed golf course there that could have been put towards paying off their own debt problems over the years.
Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow have been on this inaugural slush fund story for days. I hope they keep digging.
Isn’t this a type of self-dealing? I vaguely recall hearing something about how the Trump Foundation being in trouble for directing funds to specific charities.