On Tuesday, President Donald Trump donated his $100,000 fourth-quarter salary to the Department of Heath and Human Services to help fight coronavirus.
Trump Gives His Salary Back
White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham announced the move by the President on Twitter.
“President Donald Trump made a commitment to donate his salary while in office,” Grisham tweeted, along with a picture of the $100,000 check.
President @realDonaldTrump made a commitment to donate his salary while in office. Honoring that promise and to further protect the American people, he is donating his 2019 Q4 salary to @HHSGov to support the efforts being undertaken to confront, contain, and combat #Coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/R6KUQmBRl1
— Stephanie Grisham (@PressSec) March 3, 2020
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President Trump donated his first-quarter salary to the Department of Homeland Security, his second-quarter salary to the Surgeon General, and his third-quarter pay went to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health.
The law requires that the president be paid, but as he promised during his campaign, he continues to give that money back, targeting problems areas he believes deserve more attention and dollars.
Just in: @realDonaldTrump donates his quarterly salary to @HHSgov to help fight coronavirus.
THANK YOU, President Trump!https://t.co/y2eKY12leA
— GOP (@GOP) March 4, 2020
Overshadowed by Super Tuesday
This all took place on the eve of the Super Tuesday primaries where former Vice President Joe Biden made significant headway toward the nomination with former frontrunner Bernie Sanders still racking up state wins and delegates. It looks like one of these two men are likeliest to become the nominee of their party, with moderate Biden continuing to go head to head with outspoken socialist Sanders.
#BREAKING: Trump donates quarterly salary to Health and Human Services Department for coronavirus efforts https://t.co/4SxiOQPG72 pic.twitter.com/AVkdfYUgXd
— The Hill (@thehill) March 3, 2020
But question: Would either of these candidates pledge to give their salary back as President Trump has and does? Isn’t the coronavirus in particular such a cause for concern that they would pledge to do so.
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What Other President Would Do This?
Whoever the Democrats end up nominating, they will have a hard time defeating Trump. The current president is a once in a lifetime candidate whose uniqueness continues to shine through for average Americans.
Who else would give up their salary? The answer is probably no one.
BREAKING: President Trump has donated his 2019 Q4 salary to Health and Human Services to help combat Coronavirus.
What other President has done something like this?
Amazing.
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) March 3, 2020
Amazing indeed.