Trump Made No Donations To 9/11 Charities [Opinion]

The Smoking Gun ^ | 03 Nov 2015 | William Bastone

[Hoodat]

Billionaire was a zero in aftermath of terror attack

In the aftermath of the 2001 terror attack on the World Trade Center, Donald Trump, a billionaire son of New York City, did not make a single charitable donation to any of the not-for-profit groups that provided aid to survivors, rescue workers, or the families of cops and firemen who died trying to save others, Internal Revenue Service records show.

While business moguls raced to write seven-figure checks and schoolchildren emptied their piggy banks, Trump’s charitable foundation--the vehicle through which the Republican presidential candidate’s philanthropy trickles--apparently did not feel the need or responsibility to offer such financial help.

Trump, who frequently reminds the public that he is worth TEN BILLION DOLLARS, is president of the Donald J. Trump Charitable Foundation, which the developer founded nearly 30 years ago. . . .

[Hoodat]

Pretty shameful for a guy who has been pimping 9/11 on Twitter all day.

[WENDLE]

What did you do?

[Shamrock-DW]

And...what did you do?

[sauropod]

He’s done plenty of charitable things over the years.

I agree that someone in his position should have contributed towards a 9/11 charity, but he’s no shrinking violet when it comes to giving. In fairness Trump’s efforts towards rebuilding lower Manhattan needs to be considered.

[miss marmelstein]

So many of those charities were rip offs. The Donald was one of the folks, who along with Frank Sinatra, quietly helped the Central Park Jogger out with her hospital bills. I have no doubt he privately and quietly donated to individuals in need. This dog will not hunt.

[xzins]

Nop6. Direct assistance is better than going through a charity. Wounded warriors, for example, has huge advertising expenses that far outstrip the cost of actual help to wounded warriors. When floods hit our area the last thing we did was go through red cross. We went to the towns affected and got cash in the hands of churches.

[P-Marlowe]

Has the supposed Pro-life Trump ever given even a nickel to a pro-life foundation or charity?

[big'ol_freeper]

Too busy

[WENDLE]

By the way, we as tax payers paid them $3 million a piece per vicmem . Why????? Wasn’t our fault. It was to shut them up for government negligence but they used your money. Then they blew $1.5 trillion on the wrong damned country!! ( Iraq) It should have been Saudi Arabia ( not too late— no statute of limitations and Trump knows this crap).

[DoughtyOne]

Hey Hoodat. What did you do?

Weren’t you guys saying it was so wrong to politicize this?

Ahh ha ha ha ha...

You Cruz folks need to ease up and read my new tagline.

[Captainpaintball]

Yeah,but 9/11. He saw the towers fall. We in New York could smell the death. For months, we could smell the death, OK? It was, probably, the largest cleanup in history, OK? What you are doing...pointing out his actions, is disgraceful, OK?

[festusbanjo]

I donated money and blood...and I’m not a hypocrite blowhard running for president. We don’t need another pompous, self congratulatory egomaniac in the White House, particular one who talks about himself almost as much as the ass clown in the oval office right now.

[MeshugeMikey]

extremely so!

Thank you

[Red Steel]

Internal Revenue Service records show

IRS records from 2014? FEC asset/liability report? Huh?

So do these clowns have Trump donation records from 2001, 2002 , 2003...?

[DoughtyOne]

With the families getting millions from the government, just how much more was Trump to help them?

Good grief.

[jonascord]

Let me guess.

Trump has to wear shoes to hide his cloven hooves.

You people really can't see this? The last thing we need is another cookie cutter lying pol. That's all we are getting from the Slimy Left, and now the even slimier GOPe.

We aren't buying this nonsense, anymore, from either side. The bodies are way too smelly.

[libbylu]

What did you do?
What does that have to do with anything.
I will spell it out.
TRUMP ONLY GIVES MONEY TO THOSE HE GETS PAYBACK FROM.

[WENDLE]

Go TRUMP!! Winning big time!! Thank you Lord!!

[philetus]

How do you know that Trump doesn’t subscribe to Matthew 6:3-4
3”But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

[Hoodat]

It’s more of what I didn’t do. I didn’t pimp the 9/11 tragedy for political gain.