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For Years Trump's Charity Gave Veterans Little More Than Peanuts
Weekly Standard ^ | 1/28/2016 | John Mc Cormack

Posted on 01/28/2016 9:51:37 AM PST by conservativejoy

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To: conservativejoy

The last pathetic bleat from the GOPe.

They had so nicely set a trap for Trump for the next Fox News debate. They even lined up a muslim woman and illegal alien to ask embarrassing questions. The fatal torpedo shot below the waterline would finally be delivered!

And Trump went and spoiled their plan.


41 posted on 01/28/2016 10:10:17 AM PST by Flick Lives (One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
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To: pgkdan

“How much have YOU given to Vets? Trump gave a million bucks in one throw. You should be ashamed of yourself.”

I am not a wealthy person, but this household makes a monthly donation to Wounded Warriors.


42 posted on 01/28/2016 10:10:19 AM PST by conservativejoy (Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God ...We Can Elect Ted Cruz)
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To: conservativejoy

Completely different donation, but you probably know that already, don’t you?


43 posted on 01/28/2016 10:10:56 AM PST by heights
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To: conservativejoy

Wounded Warriors, the most symbolic vets charity there is, with the least going to the vets? That Wounded Warriors?


44 posted on 01/28/2016 10:11:50 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: conservativejoy

Well you’re wrong and the idea that you have insight into how Donald Trump spends his money is ridiculous.


45 posted on 01/28/2016 10:13:16 AM PST by pgkdan (Trump 2016 ! And then put Ted Cruz on the USSC!)
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To: heights

That bad huh. The TDS is really getting tedious now.


46 posted on 01/28/2016 10:14:41 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: conservativejoy

Typical liberal


47 posted on 01/28/2016 10:15:08 AM PST by RginTN (Donald J Trump- why would the people of Ky want a rookie senator when they have Sen Mitch Mcconnell)
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To: conservativejoy

His entire charitable giving is pathetic considering his income.

He’s using veterans as a publicity stunt and a lot of them see through it.

You may not like Bill Gates but he actually does use his fortune for good.


48 posted on 01/28/2016 10:16:24 AM PST by altura (Cruz for our country)
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To: dynoman

On Celebrity Apprentice, Trump often says he will match the donation to whatever cause. Of course, it probably isn’t coming out of his personal pocket. Probably some layer of his Trump Empire. I don’t know if he ever did it with the Vet charities that were played for but I do know he has done it multiple times every season.


49 posted on 01/28/2016 10:17:44 AM PST by RummyChick
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To: conservativejoy
Paul Rieckhoff's annual salary is $145,500.00

As a side note, for a National Guardsman with only 1 tour in the Middle East, he sure seems to have an awful lot of medals.........


50 posted on 01/28/2016 10:23:21 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (Dear Santa: Please find a home for every homeless and unwanted cat and dog that is suffering)
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To: conservativejoy

I wonder if he gets credit for HIS money that the town of palm Beach, Florida gave to the VA HOSPITAL in West Palm Beach.

Donald was sued by the city of PaalmBeach for having a flagpole at Mar a Lago rhat was too tall for the town ordinances. He was fined by the day and when the sum reached $127,000 Donald “Made a DEAL with the town. He would shorten the flagpole to the height the town demanded but he would only pay $100,000 AND that $100,000 had to be turned over to the V A HOSPITAL in West Palm Beach. The town agreed and the money was received and turned over to the hospital.
THEN Donald cut the height of the flagpole to the proper height, built a mound elsewhere on the property and reinstalled the flagpole. The length of the flagpole is the required height, but it is the same height in the air as before! Palm Beach got a taste of Donald’s “Negotiating” talent. All Palm Beach is laughing!

THAT is the kind of negotiating i want for America. The one man who cn do it is TRUMP.


51 posted on 01/28/2016 10:23:29 AM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: RummyChick

Whenever money comes out of someones business as a donation, it is still coming from them, just pre tax is all.


52 posted on 01/28/2016 10:23:48 AM PST by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: conservativejoy

Why don’t you tell the REAL story?


53 posted on 01/28/2016 10:29:19 AM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: heights

You are correct.New York is a long way from Palm Beach...and she twisted the PB story.


54 posted on 01/28/2016 10:31:54 AM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Mouton

Wellll, not necessarily. I could see an umbrella set up with the Production company where it sets off a certain amount that will be deemed his personal donations category. This done with some kind of legalese.

I am not saying that is the way it was done. I am saying it could be that way. He does it every year multiple times on the show.

Also, it is interesting to note when he doesn’t think much of your charity. Sometimes I think that factors in to whether that person wins the task.


55 posted on 01/28/2016 10:34:16 AM PST by RummyChick
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To: conservativejoy

Yeah, he gives a pittance. But his followers are lapping this up! lol


56 posted on 01/28/2016 10:36:25 AM PST by alstewartfan ("I came back as a large hippopotamus." Al Stewart)
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To: VanDeKoik

Nice find, Cruz is a grade A hypocrite.


57 posted on 01/28/2016 10:47:24 AM PST by jpsb (award.)
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To: conservativejoy
$57,000 is more than Ted Cruz to all charities over a five year period:

From 2006 to 2010, Ted Cruz made $5,064, 248.00 and gave $44,000.00 to charity

58 posted on 01/28/2016 11:04:04 AM PST by Kazan
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To: conservativejoy

As a former employee of Mr Trump you sir are a liar. Every single employee of the construction companies hired by Trump in NYC were Union jobs got that jerk, Trump hater as to employees take in all of his folks world wide 365,000 in Dubai, Scotland, England, 4 separate locations in the USA 99% of them are union jobs so stop the bs lieing you are a hater of winners thats your real problem....


59 posted on 01/28/2016 11:08:53 AM PST by straps (Loyal Trump Fan)
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To: pgkdan
Trump Gives $1,000,000 to Vets

1. He gave that money to build a memorial, not to benefit veterans.
2. 1985 was 31 years ago. What has Trump done for vets between 1985 and when he started running for President?

60 posted on 01/28/2016 11:28:55 AM PST by dem bums
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