Posted on 02/05/2013 9:03:14 AM PST by Codetrader
Billionaire businessman Donald Trump told veteran radio broadcaster Steve Malzberg on Monday that he was vilified by the mainstream media for offering to donate $5 million to charity if President Barack Obama released his college transcripts.
“They all came to his defense: ‘How dare Trump do that?’” Trump said on the premiere of “The Steve Malzberg Show” on Newsmax TV in New York. “It was $5 million that can go to Sandy, but I would’ve been willing to pay much, much more than that.
“It was incredible,” Trump added. “It’s absolutely incredible how he’s protected.”
During the 2012 presidential campaign, Trump launched a controversial “birther’’ campaign against President Obama, claiming that Obama was not born in Hawaii.
He offered $5 million to the charity of Obama’s choice if he produced his college records among others.
The president laughed off the challenge on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," saying that his disagreements with Trump dated “back to when we were growing up together in Kenya.”
But the real estate mogul told Malzberg on Monday that he was still shocked that Obama declined the offer, especially since it was for charity.
“I offered him $5 million if he showed, just showed, these college transcripts and also some documentation. Very simple stuff. Passport documentation. And he didn’t do it,” Trump said. “Then, I gave him a certain number — and I said I would raise it very, very substantially from $5 million, and he still didn’t do it.”
The mainstream media “thought it was terrible that I had asked for that,” Trump added. “He could’ve made a lot of money for showing a few documents — literally, a few pages worth of documents and maybe some passport documentation.”
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There is no direct or implied support for Obama. However, I hope you freaks don’t support another RINO like you did the last election.....I understand you both are ready to slobber all over yourselves with the prospect of Jeb Bush as our nominee in 2016. I will put it out here now....I WILL NOT SUPPORT JEB BUSH....You can cut and paste this so you can complain in 2015 when I bash everything I can with regard to Jeb Bush. I will again support the conservative in the race. Will you? Or are you both too worried about me saying that Mrs. Obama eating a hamburger is ok???? Your priorities suck that is for sure.
Vote some other RINO?...
I supported Santorum and Bachmann. I don’t do RINOs. Perhaps you do.
I supported Santorum and Bachmann. I don’t do RINOs. Perhaps you do.
Nope... but Santo’s a Union guy just like Myth is..
If Jeb has more than one bullet in his top pocket..
Some one is living dangerously..
At least Barney was trying to be funny..
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