The Trump Presidency

[Hawk]

How do you know he's not giving? Did he Tweet that he wasn't donating any money to Texas? Because other than that, I wonder how you would know. Most people who donate money do NOT make it public.

He tweeted asking other people for donations - to the Red Cross - which is funny because the Red Cross has become a kind of joke:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.829bfc427c45

[goldfly]

Every other sentence I hear out of Trump supporters' mouths these days starts with "What about..." No accountability.

Yep

Sad

[goldfly]

I'm just wondering how he amassed such a fortune after a career of being a public servant.

Don't stand on a soapbox and try that bull****

You know you can look at his financial papers to answer your dumb question, right?


But let's assume your statement to be true

Anyone who has made money from offices which they could equal the level of abuse of the office your boy does everyday

[goldfly]

The reason really doesn't matter does it? Good, bad, or indifferent I don't think Houston citizens would tell him to keep his money right now do you?

No organization or Houston etc will see a penny from that liar

[nsacpi]

his financial data is publicly available for the perusal of anyone with a sincere interest in the facts

I'm just wondering how he amassed such a fortune after a career of being a public servant.

[Hawk]

Tyler Perry is donating $1MM (totally in private).

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...htmlstory.html

I wonder if Caroline Kennedy would consider knocking a million off the asking price so Obama can avoid being out-classed.

[Hawk]

Maybe Obama should start selling some 44 hats if he needs the extra change.

[Hawk]

I need to see JJ Watts' tax returns.

Because proof.

[goldfly]

So, you don't know one way or another what Obama is or isn't doing

Going off a hypothetical

And seem to be worked up over something you don't know to be true or not

So weird the hard on for 44 still.

But yeah, the guy with a history of saying he will donate and never does should be praised obviously. Lol

[Hawk]

I guess we'll have to wait for Obama to release his tax returns to know if he donated.

Oh, wait.

[goldfly]

if you are arguing to get rid of the 22nd amendment so we can have him back

i'm sure he will release em to ya when running again

like every other time

oh wait

i forget that he has to play by different rules than your boy

[sturg33]

How much have the Waltons donated? Or the Kochs?

Walmart has pledged $20M

Here is a list of (evil) businesses who are donating over $141M so far

http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/30/news...ons/index.html

Looks like the Koch brothers had to close down a few refineries from the damage

[sturg33]

I hope Bernie is using the savings from paying 13% in taxes to make large donations

[Hawk]

if you are arguing to get rid of the 22nd amendment so we can have him back

i'm sure he will release em to ya when running again

like every other time

oh wait

i forget that he has to play by different rules than your boy

What rules? You mean the ones where we arbitrarily judge people by how they make and spend their money.

In capitalist America.

Haha.

Okay.

By the way, I'd repeal the 22nd ... and hold a snap election ... just to watch Obama go down to a formidable candidate. But dude's too busy trying to build a compound on Martha's Vineyard to join the resistance.

[cajunrevenge]

Presidents terms do need to change. I think it should be 1 term for 6 years. Active presidents campaigning for reelection is a serious threat to our democracy. I would be all for changing this and since its new I would be fine with letting ex two term presidents run for election.

[Runnin]

Obama, Obama, Obama.

He's a private citizen now and has no more responsibility to donate than anybody on this board.

[Runnin]

I guess we'll have to wait for Obama to release his tax returns to know if he donated.

Oh, wait.

Obama saved the country $44 million, down from Bush, by spending less on himself.

Of course this is really about what a disaster Trump is. Hawk, sturg and thethe support a Neanderthal Nazi wannabe who can barely find his way to the oval office but we should talk about how much Obama donates to charity. Wow.

[Oklahomahawk]

... just to watch Obama go down to a formidable candidate.

Wait, when the hell did we get one of those, from either party???

[Runnin]

The White House subtly walks back Trump's promise to donate $1 million of personal money.

We are all shocked.

[57Brave]

2 days later that Trump donation, -------------not so much

Who knew ?