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Pulte Capital CEO Bill Pulte argued on Saturday that President Trump changed the face of philanthropy, noting that he was able to raise thousands of dollars for veterans after the president retweeted him. "I'm not sure many other presidents would have done it, and literallly with one tweet -- he calls it his typewriter, I call it his magic typewriter -- he literally punched a whole in the reality of philanthropy," Pulte told "Fox & Friends" on Saturday. Pulte's comments came after Trump's help allowed him to buy a car for a combat veteran. He initially sent Trump a message...

Trump promises info on veterans fundraiser By Ben Schreckinger | 05/29/16 03:02 PM EDT Donald Trump will hold a news conference on Tuesday to unveil a full list of groups that received donations from a veterans fundraiser held in January, the businessman announced on Sunday. "We're announcing on Tuesday all of the groups that've gotten the money," Trump said during remarks at a motorcycle rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial. "We're having a big press conference and it's going to be a great day." The fundraiser has become a subject of controversy as journalists have been unable to account...

One of Trump’s most enduring and arguably most endearing campaign lines has been his promise to treat American vets better. When Trump dropped out of a Fox News debate in January he held a separate event at which he raised money for veterans. But three months later, Trump’s campaign adviser for veterans, Al Baldasaro, doesn’t seem too concerned about it. He told the Daily Beast, “I’m not concerned about it, because I know [Trump is] an honorable, honest guy… you guys just want to say, ‘gotcha.’”To be fair, Baldasaro is not a Trump staffer. The real problem is that...