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[false] Reports question Trump's giving to veterans groups
Fox News ^ | 2016 January 29 | Adam Shaw

Posted on 01/31/2016 5:24:05 PM PST by CutePuppy

Donald Trump announced Friday he raised $6 million for veterans at his fundraiser in Iowa the night before.

But this would appear a significant increase from what he's given to the cause before, according to some reports which questioned whether the billionaire businessman has been a consistent donor to vet groups.

Showbiz 411 reports that the Donald J. Trump Foundation gave a total of $2.6 million in charitable donations in the last three years, but only a fraction has gone to veterans groups. In 2012, Trump gave nothing, in 2013 he gave $6,000 and in 2014 he gave $16,000, according to the report.

The Weekly Standard reports that the foundation donated $57,000 to veterans groups between 2009 and 2013, only a small amount of the $5.5 million it gave in total during that period of time.

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"These reports are not accurate. Mr. Trump has made substantial personal contributions to a number of Veterans organizations as well as in-kind donations," Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks** told FoxNews.com Friday.

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The Weekly Standard reports that Trump's foundation, meanwhile, gave at least $100,000 to the Clinton Foundation.

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(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa; US: New York
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To: JohnBrowdie

>>trump didn’t give a flying damn about veterans until he stepped on his dork about mccain. it’s all a big trumpian diversion.

And you know everything that is in everyone’s heart? How does it feel to be omniscient?


61 posted on 01/31/2016 6:25:38 PM PST by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: JohnBrowdie

> “trump didn’t give a flying damn about veterans until he stepped on his dork about mccain.”

That’s absolutely false. Donald Trump has a history going back decades supporting vets. His father was also a big supporter of vets.

Here’s proof:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3330070/posts?page=86#79


62 posted on 01/31/2016 6:25:50 PM PST by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: CutePuppy

at this point, what difference does it make!!


63 posted on 01/31/2016 6:26:42 PM PST by mouse1
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To: Abbeville Conservative

I could care less about OU. I went to the Land Grant university.

Bob ran off Venables to make room for his brother. Nepotism rarely works out well.


64 posted on 01/31/2016 6:27:24 PM PST by Oklahoma
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To: be-baw
"More than $6m?"

That's $8mil over the years that we know of.

His family says it's been far, far more but he will not disclose.

65 posted on 01/31/2016 6:27:41 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: Right Wing Assault

“And now for some serious, hard-hitting, professional analysis from Megyn... “

nonetheless, i still love the red heels.


66 posted on 01/31/2016 6:27:47 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: JohnBrowdie

Better check your facts before your fingers get busy. Check Veterans Parade 1995. That’s only 1, there might be more.


67 posted on 01/31/2016 6:30:23 PM PST by tillacum
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To: catnipman

Trump gave $1mil to the vets the other night. The cheap so and so. :-)


68 posted on 01/31/2016 6:30:24 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Right Wing Assault

LOL!


69 posted on 01/31/2016 6:31:21 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Hostage
"Here’s proof:"

Don't bother.

The effluent that would criticize these donations can't read. Or won't read.

They just know what Cruz tells them to know.

It's all part of his "Body of Christ" movement.

Hey, there's a hijack for you. Cruz and his supporters adopting a "Holier Than Thou" cloak around his campaign.

Because if you don't support Cruz you hate Jesus.

70 posted on 01/31/2016 6:32:10 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: Sacajaweau
As Jerry Falwell, Jr., and others have pointed out, no one ever hears of most of Trump's charity. Trump doesn't want to make a big deal of it, prefers to keep it private.

I guess Cruzers will now pounce on Jerry Falwell, Jerry, Jr., and Liberty University (who accepts NO government funds.)

71 posted on 01/31/2016 6:34:17 PM PST by gg188 (Ted Cruz, R - Goldman Sachs)
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To: Albion Wilde

Yep. I want to see a list of donations from the Clinton Foundation. And Bill saying “We’ve helped a lot more people than we’ve hurt” aint’ gonna’ cut it.


72 posted on 01/31/2016 6:36:17 PM PST by VerySadAmerican
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To: tillacum

a parade is empty calories. he gave hundreds of times that much money to scum like schumer and clinton


73 posted on 01/31/2016 6:36:45 PM PST by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: JohnBrowdie
" he gave hundreds of times that much money to scum like schumer and clinton"

Look you sorry sack, you're newbie a$$ needs to put up the evidence of him giving $800million to Democrats or you need to STFU.

How the hell did you survive on FR for nearly 7 years?

We don't like your kind.

75 posted on 01/31/2016 6:41:01 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: Catsrus

sorry I offended your earthly god. you trumpbots are clinical


76 posted on 01/31/2016 6:42:06 PM PST by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: CutePuppy

From Fox... instant discredit


77 posted on 01/31/2016 6:43:05 PM PST by Neu Pragmatist (Trump is the only one who will secure our borders . Vote Trump)
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To: Mariner

Who is “we”, you pretentious jerk? I survived on FR by supporting CONSERVATIVES for president, not lifelong liberal hairtards.

Your boy is pro-aca, pro-gun control, pro-gay marriage, and pro-abortion. He’s a damn liberal. This morning, he came out in favor of universal health care.

you people are getting played


78 posted on 01/31/2016 6:46:26 PM PST by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: airborne
" Let’s wait and see how it all plays out before crucifying the guy for trying to do something good."

Something good? What he tried to do was outshine the Republican debate. The veterans were the tool he used for the attempt. Why do you think he held it at the same time, if that were not his plan?

It was a dismal failure. There were more people watching the debate without Trump than there were a week earlier when he participated.

79 posted on 01/31/2016 6:46:32 PM PST by norwaypinesavage (The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones)
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To: Mariner

All sites have trolls. They feed off anger. They hate the mock though because it throws them off message.


80 posted on 01/31/2016 6:49:07 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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