Donald Trump’s pay check: ‘The only president to proud “to donate his entire salary
Donald Trump can earn more than $ 600,000 as President of the United States, but says that money is not for him. On Wednesday, Trump announced that he would donate his entire President’s salary, repeat his gesture in his first term. Taking the social media platform Truth Social, he wrote, “I am proud to be the only president (late, with the possible exception of the great George Washington). My first” paychek “went to the White House Historical Association, because we have renewed very important for the beautiful” people’s homes “,” At viewed levels. Make America great again! ,
Under the US federal law, the President earns a base salary of $ 400,000 per year, with additional allowances: $ 50,000 for expenditure, $ 100,000 for travel and $ 19,000 for entertainment. During his first term in the office, Trump gave his full salary to various government departments. In one example, he paid his second quarter to the Education Department to support an STEM-centric summer camp for students. At the time, the White House stated that it was part of Trump’s efforts to promote interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and help young Americans prepare for future jobs. In a financial disclosure previously released, Trump announced more than $ 600 million in earnings for 2024, according to Reuters, coming from undertakings including cryptocurrency, golf properties, licensing deals and other business activities. The report, which appears to cover the 2024 calendar year, showed that the benefit from cryptocurrency investment contributed specifically to Trump’s growing assets, with large growth fees and income from their broad trading empire. Reuters estimated that Trump’s total assets were at least $ 1.6 billion.
