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by laurent92 2130 days ago
> The better option would be to accept the salary and donate it alongside the fortune he has vowed to give away.

And this exactly what Trump did, for example. He considered he was rich enough, so every trimester he donates his salary to a different ministry, once it was the General Surgeon, another time it was the DHS, or the Department of Agriculture. The list is here: https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/12/13/president-trump-salar...
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croon 2130 days ago
Well, it is exactly what he has claimed to do, but given his history with truth, it's highly unlikely.
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laurent92 2130 days ago
Source? You can accuse him of whatever else you want, but here, it’s hundreds of thousands of dollars of payments that have happened in reality and can be cross-checked by journalists. You are literally claiming a past event doesn’t exist « given his history with the truth ».

A man can do the best action possible and still be told it didn’t matter.

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zimpenfish 2130 days ago
> can be cross-checked by journalists.

"To be clear, this list documents announcements — not receipts — of Trump’s donations."

"We contacted the Department of Treasury to find out if documentation for any such deposits is publicly available and have yet to hear back."

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