Right After Trump Gave His Entire Salary To One Special Recipient Something Incredible Happened
The people of the United States still at times seem to be confused about who their President is. You can still see signs saying “not my President” or “I’m with her” etc etc. Somehow, people have missed the memo that the Presidential election was a winner take all event, and they no longer have a say in who sits in the Oval Office, not for another 4 years at least.
What is perplexing is how anyone could think that they would have gotten a better deal with Hillary Rotten Clinton. The money grubbing, felony committing former first lady with a rap sheet that would make a rapper proud, somehow made it to the general election, and still has supporters! Just in case you’ve run into any of them lately, I’ve got a great reminder for you of just one reason why President Trump is a great Commander in Chief.
Months ago the POTUS declared that he would be donating his salary to charity, instead of keeping it (like the money hungry Clinton no doubt would have done). Also unlike his opponent, he’s actually going to follow through on some of the good deeds he promises to do, and his first quarter salary was given, 100% to the restoration effort of a Civil War battlefield. The results are no doubt going to be breathtaking.
Via Young Cons:
When President Donald Trump was elected, he said that he would not take his yearly salary of $400,000.
He said that he would donate it to areas of the federal government that needed it.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said that there was also $185,000 in matching funds that were donated.
The donations will go to helping restore a historic house and fencing, as well as other areas on the battlefield.
One of the basic problems facing today’s young (and, for that matter, a lot of adults as well) is the failure to teach the history of this country.
That leaves them not understanding what makes us exceptional as a country, and the great sacrifices of our nation and our ancestors to achieve that.
As the National Park Service notes, Antietam was the bloodiest one day battle in American history and was incredibly historically important.”
Preserving our history here in the United States is so important to us because every single day that we continue with this beautiful experiment that is our American way of life is a day that was built on the shoulders of those who fought and died for our freedoms. Remembering those sacrifices, and what we can do to prevent those horrible battles from happening again is one way of investing in our future.
Even CNN wasn’t able to ignore this story:
“The $78,333.32 that President Donald Trump donated from his first paycheck as President will help fund restoration projects at Antietam National Battlefield.
Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Wednesday that the portion of the salary, which Trump in April announced he was donating to the National Park Service, will support restorations at the National Park Service protected area in Sharpsburg, Maryland, which commemorates the Battle of Antietam.
On the campaign trail, Trump promised that, if elected, he would donate his White House salary to a worthy cause. Under existing federal law, the President is required to accept the $400,000 salary that comes with the office.
The April decision to donate the first three months of Trump’s salary was announced at a White House press conference with Zinke after several weeks of Trump mulling over where the money should go. Wednesday’s announcement makes clear exactly what the money will support within the National Park Service.