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*Breaking from the WhiteHouse (Original Post) SummerSnow Aug 2017 OP
Sure he will, just like all the other "donations" he's made. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #1
Photo Op scheduled for Friday (N/T) NeoGreen Aug 2017 #2
What % is that of what he has raped from us? n/t moonscape Aug 2017 #3
100% workinclasszero Aug 2017 #33
True. I was thinking more along the lines moonscape Aug 2017 #35
Asked if it will come from Trump Org or Trump foundation... Satch59 Aug 2017 #4
where have we heard this before? spanone Aug 2017 #5
What does that convert to in rubles? n/t leftstreet Aug 2017 #6
He Will Me. Aug 2017 #7
Bullshit malaise Aug 2017 #8
Don't wait too long to cash that check. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2017 #9
yeah, right. his "non-profit" will snap up property at distressed prices. unblock Aug 2017 #10
I'll believe it when I see proof. tammywammy Aug 2017 #11
That's some serious damage control C_U_L8R Aug 2017 #12
Announcing it doesn't require him to part wtih it. n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2017 #19
Has he paid that $25 million to settle the Trump University fraud case yet? gratuitous Aug 2017 #13
In Play Dough jpak Aug 2017 #14
He was shamed into it by CatMor Aug 2017 #15
can we see the tax return? onethatcares Aug 2017 #16
fantastic! maybe he can donate a buck to the secret service while he's at it 0rganism Aug 2017 #17
like all his other "donations" that never happened, bait and switch no doubt. sunonmars Aug 2017 #18
It should be rejected nt BootinUp Aug 2017 #20
Prices at the Trump hotels were just increased. nt NCjack Aug 2017 #21
Let's see the cancelled check. 6000eliot Aug 2017 #22
So, who do you trust to donate. $1,000,000..Trump or Sandra Bullock? no text.. Stuart G Aug 2017 #23
I'll believe that when I see it. GoCubsGo Aug 2017 #24
I thought perhaps cloudbase Aug 2017 #25
How much has he charged the Secret Service for golf cart rental? guillaumeb Aug 2017 #26
Wrong headline, correct one Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #27
Hasn't Red Don lied about donations before?! Thx in advance uponit7771 Aug 2017 #28
I'll believe when HIS PERSONAL CHECK clears rurallib Aug 2017 #29
I wonder who told him to do that Skittles Aug 2017 #30
Money he doesn't really own. defacto7 Aug 2017 #31
That's like me giving $1.23. pangaia Aug 2017 #32
He does a lot of those kind of donations lunatica Aug 2017 #34
Right, just like all that money he donated after 9/11 in his own hometown. smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #36
It better be in cash. nt logosoco Aug 2017 #37

Satch59

(1,353 posts)
4. Asked if it will come from Trump Org or Trump foundation...
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 03:46 PM
Aug 2017

And she said she doesn't know...another empty donation promise...of course!

unblock

(52,208 posts)
10. yeah, right. his "non-profit" will snap up property at distressed prices.
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 03:51 PM
Aug 2017

no way he's not profiting from this somehow.

C_U_L8R

(45,001 posts)
12. That's some serious damage control
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 03:52 PM
Aug 2017

Trump doesn't part with a penny unless he's gonna get something out of it... or if it's gonna get him out of something. He must realize how much he fucked up his hurricane response.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
13. Has he paid that $25 million to settle the Trump University fraud case yet?
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 03:53 PM
Aug 2017

I'd bet a shiny nickel he hasn't.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
15. He was shamed into it by
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 04:02 PM
Aug 2017

all the "lle"burals donating millions like Sandra Bullock, Leo De Caprio etc. Thats the only reason hes doing it. What about the rest of his family?

0rganism

(23,945 posts)
17. fantastic! maybe he can donate a buck to the secret service while he's at it
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 04:05 PM
Aug 2017

seeing as how he's pretty much destroyed their budget while lining his pockets with his perpetual golf vacations.

GoCubsGo

(32,080 posts)
24. I'll believe that when I see it.
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 04:54 PM
Aug 2017

Will he have to be shamed into living up to his pledge like he had to be shamed into donating to that veterans' group? Computer says, "Yes."

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
27. Wrong headline, correct one
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 05:09 PM
Aug 2017

"Billionaire records indicate has given less to charity than any other person alive"

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
31. Money he doesn't really own.
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 05:26 PM
Aug 2017

If he were to do so, it would be paid by money that belongs to his lenders, unpaid workers, his travel expenses above normal charged to taxpayers, secret service, etc... he doesn't own diddly squat.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
36. Right, just like all that money he donated after 9/11 in his own hometown.
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 07:04 PM
Aug 2017

They won't see a dime from him.

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