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Campaign Promise Kept: Trump Donated 2 Presidential Paychecks To Help Fight Against Coronavirus

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President Donald Trump has stayed true to his word, given on the 2016 campaign trail, to donate his salary back to the government.

When the former businessman ran for office, he pledged that he would not accept his $400,000-per-year salary.

However, because he is required by law to be paid, the president has been donating his salary each quarter to various government agencies.

For the last two quarters, he has written $100,000 checks to the Department of Health and Human Services to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

In May, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany announced during a media briefing that Trump would be donating his first quarter 2020 salary “to develop new therapies for treating and preventing COVID-19 so that we can safely reopen.”

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In March, McEnany announced on Twitter, “President @realDonaldTrump made a commitment to donate his salary while in office.

“Honoring that promise and to further protect the American people, he is donating his 2019 Q4 salary to @HHSGov to support the efforts being undertaken to confront, contain, and combat #Coronavirus.”

The president’s commitment to fight COVID-19 came early on.

CNBC reported March 3 that the coronavirus “had killed nine Americans, all in Washington state, and more than 100 Americans had tested positive since the outbreak was first confirmed in the United States in late February. Worldwide, more than 91,000 cases have been reported, including more than 3,100 deaths.”

Trump has often noted that he shut down travel from China in late January, just days after the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States.

On Jan. 29, the White House announced the formation of the Coronavirus Task Force.

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NPR reported two days later, on Jan. 31, that the president declared a public health emergency and instituted the first quarantine order in 50 years, which required people returning from China’s Wuhan Province to be kept separated from the public on military posts for 14 days.

In May, the Trump administration launched Operation Warp Speed with the goal “to produce and deliver 300 million doses of safe and effective vaccines with the initial doses available by January 2021.”

At a media briefing on Aug. 4, the president said, “Two vaccine candidates are currently in the final stage of clinical trials, with several more vaccine candidates entering phase three in the coming weeks.”

“I’m more confident than ever that we will get a vaccine very soon and we will defeat the virus.”

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Randy DeSoto has written more than 2,000 articles for The Western Journal since he joined the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths" and screenwriter of the political documentary "I Want Your Money."
Randy DeSoto is the senior staff writer for The Western Journal. He wrote and was the assistant producer of the documentary film "I Want Your Money" about the perils of Big Government, comparing the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Randy is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths," which addresses how leaders have appealed to beliefs found in the Declaration of Independence at defining moments in our nation's history. He has been published in several political sites and newspapers.

Randy graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a BS in political science and Regent University School of Law with a juris doctorate.
Birthplace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nationality
American
Honors/Awards
Graduated dean's list from West Point
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law
Books Written
We Hold These Truths
Professional Memberships
Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Languages Spoken
English
Topics of Expertise
Politics, Entertainment, Faith




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