Posted on 11/15/2016 5:57:18 PM PST by GilGil
In his first interview as president-elect, Donald Trump pledged that he will accept as little of the presidential salary as he can get away with. “I think I have to by law take $1, so I’ll take $1 a year,” he told CBS’s Leslie Stahl. “$400,000 you’re giving up,” she responded, as if this were some sort of public-spirited sacrifice.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
17 trillion in debt and NOT taking a salary is bad? Truly, liberalism is a mental disease..
I didn’t win that much, but I won some. The biggest one was a bet I made the week AFTER the Billy Bush video..
Yeah but did you collect
Keep trying
I predict 50% black vote for trump when he wins his next term!
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minimum and check this out. you simply won’t believe this.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3494765/posts
We are at the lowest DEFCON level in years.
Why isn’t the anti-war crowd grateful?
Russia and Syria are willing to talk. Isn’t that something to be thankful for?
Every foreign government Trump has contacted speaks of going forward amicably. Where is the appreciation?
His potential cabinet & judicial appointments are diverse. Where is the approval?
zer0Care will be replaced without any dislocation of coverage. Pre-existing conditions accepted. Kids up to 26 still on policies. Same-sex marriage declared “settled law.” Abortion will be up to the states. Where are the sighs of relief?
Finally, Soros and the big shots on the left are planning the next few years, meaning they don’t think they can take the country down with a color revolution in 2 months. I wonder if the paid protestors will become a permanent fixture?
Actually, I always thought a color revolution would come from our side.
ROTFLOL!
If President Trump HAD taken the salary, then politico and the rest of the enemedia would have attacked him for that, saying, “Oh, President Trump is a billionaire, he shouldn’t be taking a salary”.
Everyone see how this all works: attack President Trump no matter WHAT he does.
Fortunately, such constant, overt hatred by the enemedia is completely liberating, freeing Trump to totally ignore the enemedia who will ALWAYS attack him no matter what he does, and to simply do the right thing without concern for their guaranteed criticism.
This is pathetic. The biggest miracle is that it didn’t take three of them to write it.
Actually, I believe basic contract law requires he take at least a nominal salary so that he can be classified as a employee of the Federal government. He receives compensation ($1.00)and benefits ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$) and, in return, is expected to faithfully perform the duties of President of the United States. Upon completion of his term in office, he is then entitles to all the privileges and benefits ex-presidents enjoy.
No taken the money leaves it in the Treasury ... until it's earmarked for something else.
Interesting sub-title on that article:
“There’s a reason the Framers wanted the president to get paid—and if their logic was good enough for George Washington, it should be good enough for Trump.”
Guess that doesn’t apply to the Electoral College, though.
Guess that doesn’t apply to the Electoral College, though.
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I caught that too.
It doesn’t matter. He’ ll always be wrong. That’s shy he has been ignoring them and willcontinue to do so.
George Washington declined a salary too.
They made him take it anyway.
$400,000 is peanuts to a billionaire who will be taking a step down to stay in the White House and travel on Air Force One.
Trump is an awesome presence that the MSM is clueless in how to deal with a Republican winner who needs NOTHING they have to offer.
Let the kicking of ass and taking of names begin!
No salary. It will push him into a higher tax bracket.
You wrote this in your post you jacked up the number “ $4000,000?
ChumpTrump Change”
Trump won. He can do as he pleases.
Go Trump!
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