The US President Donald trump will give to charity the salary for the year is $400 thousand.
The President of the United States, Donald trump intends to send to charity $400 thousand, that is his salary for the year, writes The New York Post.
As reported the press Secretary of the White house Sean Spicer, the President will allow media representatives to choose what specific purpose the money will be spent.
“The President intends to donate to charity his salary at the end of the year. He kindly asked you all to help determine where to send it, – said S. Spicer told reporters. We can avoid scrutiny if we allow the media to determine which should go the means.”
During his election campaign D. trump said that he is not going to get paid except for the legal minimum of $1.
Previously, he was criticized for the fact that he had donated to charity in the course of his decades-long career in the business. In the ranking of the magazine Forbes in 2016 as D. trump is estimated at $3.7 billion.
Among previous US presidents gave their salary to charity Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy.
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