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Trump personally donates his $100k salary to Education Department
Posted on 7/26/17 at 10:34 pm
Posted on 7/26/17 at 10:34 pm
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President Trump has donated his second-quarter salary – totaling $100,000 – to the U.S. Department of Education, which will use the donation to help fund a summer camp focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – so-called STEM skills – at the department.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced the donation Wednesday, telling reporters at a White House briefing that she was grateful for Trump’s “generous gift.”
“The president is committed to our nation's students and to reforming education in America so that every child, no matter their ZIP code, has access to a high-quality education,” she said.
In a statement Wednesday, DeVos said the economy of tomorrow requires that “engaged students, boys and girls, are prepared for STEM careers. … We want to encourage as many children as possible to explore STEM fields in the hope that many develop a passion for these fields.”
Trump’s 2018 budget cuts the department’s budget by $9 billion, or about 13%. But he wants to add a $1.4 billion fund for investments into public and private school choice.
Trump, who has been criticized for not releasing tax returns that would show how much he has donated to charities over the years, said in 2016 that he would not accept the president's annual salary of $400,000.
Earlier this year, Trump donated his first-quarter salary – $78,333.32 – to the National Park Service.
President Trump has donated his second-quarter salary – totaling $100,000 – to the U.S. Department of Education, which will use the donation to help fund a summer camp focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – so-called STEM skills – at the department.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced the donation Wednesday, telling reporters at a White House briefing that she was grateful for Trump’s “generous gift.”
“The president is committed to our nation's students and to reforming education in America so that every child, no matter their ZIP code, has access to a high-quality education,” she said.
In a statement Wednesday, DeVos said the economy of tomorrow requires that “engaged students, boys and girls, are prepared for STEM careers. … We want to encourage as many children as possible to explore STEM fields in the hope that many develop a passion for these fields.”
Trump’s 2018 budget cuts the department’s budget by $9 billion, or about 13%. But he wants to add a $1.4 billion fund for investments into public and private school choice.
Trump, who has been criticized for not releasing tax returns that would show how much he has donated to charities over the years, said in 2016 that he would not accept the president's annual salary of $400,000.
Earlier this year, Trump donated his first-quarter salary – $78,333.32 – to the National Park Service.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 10:41 pm to silverdude
When will this be aired by the MSM?
Posted on 7/26/17 at 10:42 pm to silverdude
Good for him. I wonder what fault the fringe left will find with this
Posted on 7/26/17 at 11:19 pm to silverdude
Big props to Trump for this. Education needs more funding!
Posted on 7/27/17 at 1:05 am to silverdude
I thought we were eliminating the DoE...
Posted on 7/27/17 at 4:45 am to silverdude
quote:
help fund a summer camp
Toddy compares him to hitler and now it looks like the camps will be ready soon. This is excellent news
Posted on 7/27/17 at 7:10 am to silverdude
I bang on Trump a lot but, I give him props for this.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 8:00 am to silverdude
As of this post, 8 people have voted this OP down.
Why? All reasonable responses accepted.
Sincerely curious,
bestbanker
Why? All reasonable responses accepted.
Sincerely curious,
bestbanker
Posted on 7/27/17 at 8:02 am to silverdude
I thought he was already doing this for the parks?
Posted on 7/27/17 at 8:13 am to silverdude
His budget calls for $9B in cuts to the Department of Education. Lot of good that $100k will do.
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